I believe our law is quite the same as California.
The first benefit of all disclosure bills is that they can prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption.
This uninhibited, undisclosed spending is hurting every one of us.
The floodgates to unprecedented campaign spending are open and threaten to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.
The legislation we are going to discuss today is, in my opinion, a no brainer.
In one case, it was the candidate's father who ran the super PAC, as I understand it, is that correct?
The DISCLOSE Act would help enforce other campaign finance laws.
That is how it was designed. That is how Senator Whitehouse and those of us working with him designed it.
Our mandate was limited in scope, but the effect will be felt throughout our government.
The practical effect is we do not know where this 501(c)(4) money is coming from, and we will never know.
The 2012 DISCLOSE Act introduced by Sheldon Whitehouse, our Rules Committee colleague Senator Tom Udall, and myself, amo...