Sean Patrick Maloney: “I certainly support free speech. But I think what we need to focus on is what is in front of us, not some letter to the…”

“I certainly support free speech. But I think what we need to focus on is what is in front of us, not some letter to the Federal Election Commission. And what is in front of us is the opportunity to vote for a good, clean bill, a modest bill. Many of us would like to have seen much more in it. That is why attaching a commission to it will allow us to do more in 180 days, but we do not have to wait 180 days. Tonight we can vote on two very important reforms. Let us do it. Let us focus on passing Shays-Meehan and let our constituents know that we came here to do something far more important than work for our own reelections, that we want to do something that is important to them, and, that is, reform the campaign system.”