On the recordJuly 6, 2016
To quote the same Ronald Reagan, ``facts are stubborn things.'' Let's take a look at the facts here. Trade associations may give 2-1 to Republicans, since we brought up the P word for politics; however, the ones that aren't regulated, which are labor PACs, give 9-1 to Democrats. We are not asking you to pick one or the other; we are asking you to treat them all the same. Oh, and by the way, on this very floor earlier tonight, I believe there was some discussion about we are not hiding anything. If you want to see who gave to whom, you go to the FEC Web site. So it is not a question of are we hiding something. I want to just give you a couple of more stubborn things, and then I will reserve. The top 20 PACs in the 2014 cycle were all outside the prior approval rule. The top three are EMILY's List, SEIU, and the National Rifle Association. This is probably the first time those three outfits have been mentioned in the same sentence, but they are not required to do this. By the way, Independent Electrical Contractors and the Rural Broadband Association should enjoy the same First Amendment rights to participate, which are now prohibited by this rule. I reserve the balance of my time.
