Political Quotes

“I just want to make sure that the record of the Senate is clear here. Democrats don't just decry dark money spending; Democrats have, over and over again, sought to end it. I know this because I was the floor leader on the DISCLOSE Act when we brought it right here in the Senate, and we came within one vote of getting rid of dark money. Every Democrat voted for that measure. Every Democrat voted to get rid of this scourge of dark money. Every Republican voted to protect it. So, yes, do Democrats use dark money? We are playing by your rules. We are playing by Republican rules. We could have brought up the DISCLOSE Act again because it was the first order of business the House passed in H.R. 1, but the Senate majority leader didn't want that bill to get a vote. So it is a little bit rich to hear a litany of woes about dark money from the party that is responsible for dark money happening. We could have gotten rid of it if we had passed my DISCLOSE Act. We could have gotten rid of it if we had passed H.R. 1. We did none of the above. So if I may, I would like to ask that a resolution be passed.”