I want to take a moment to recognize and thank one of the Senate's great public servants, the Staff Director of the Rules Committee, my dear friend, Jean Parvin Bordewich.
Free and fair elections are a founding principle of our democracy. They should not be for sale to the highest bidder.
I think McCutcheon is a real turning point in our debate about money in politics.
We tried to get this legislation passed in 2010, and Republicans filibustered. We tried again in 2012, and again Republi...
The Federal Government is uniquely well suited to assist the States in nascent data collection efforts.
If you want a democracy worthy of our storied history, you must have 21st century management practices.
But here, Congressional action will vindicate rather than undermine Federalism by making it easier for States to do thei...
The deterrent effect should not be underestimated.
These pictures are worth a thousand words.
I want to thank Senator Roberts and assure him we want to work with him to try and deal with the problems he has so we c...
I want to thank my colleagues for participating, particularly Senator King, who pinch-hit for me, and sharing his though...