On the recordJune 21, 2012
Madam President, 99 percent of the American public has no idea that when they check the box, we are going to take actual American taxpayer dollars and subsidize party conventions for candidates who have already been decided. If we are going to lead as a body on starting to solve some of our problems, this is where we should start. This is $34.6 million that gets doled out that is not spent in the best interests of the American public but spent in the best interests of the politicians for the American public. It needs to be changed. It has no effect on security. It has no effect on the present allocation that was made in January to each party. If we cannot do this, this little simple thing of leading by example, then our country is doomed because that means we cannot solve the very significant problems in front of us either. I would appreciate your support and vote on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?
