Mary Gay Scanlon: “My next amendment is Amendment No. 7. The amendment would require the Federal Election Comission to conduct a study to…”

“My next amendment is Amendment No. 7. The amendment would require the Federal Election Comission to conduct a study to specifically assess whether the small donor match cap and the 6-to-1 ratio contained in H.R. 1 is appropriately scaled for both House and Senate elections. H.R. 1 will empower everyday Americans through each of these systems by bringing more and more people into the political fold. This system of small donor campaign funding is relatively new to the Federal system but has been tried in States and localities nationwide to great effect. New York City has had a matching funds program in place since the 1980s, and over 80 percent of the 2015 Connecticut State Legislature was elected under the Citizens' Election public financing program. It is important and necessary to study these issues at the Federal level, and my amendment would ensure that the Federal Government has all of the relevant information it needs when proceeding with any future changes to these programs. Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.”