Dark money will rot the very foundation of our Republic.

Huge majorities see America headed in the wrong direction.

They see Government actually erasing rights on which generations of Americans relied.

We need to pass the DISCLOSE Act so citizens can see who is spending big money in politics.

Twelve years after Citizens United, Americans know something is deeply amiss in our democracy.

Only 25 percent of Americans say they have confidence in the Supreme Court.

I submit to you that the distress in our Republic has much to do with corrupting political influence acquired via unlimited, anonymous dark money.

If we get rid of the damned stuff, this horrible decade of dark money corruption can come to an end.

I am very glad to stand with Senator Cortez Masto to support this legislation and also recognize the leadership of Senator Murray on this issue as we fight to protect fundamental rights belonging to the women of America. For nearly half a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 384, S. 3470. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3470) to provide for…

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment to the resolution be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session to be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

before I turn to other business, let me just say how grateful I am to have had the chance to be here and to hear the West Virginia Senators discuss this distinguished gentleman and to join them in welcoming his family to the U.S. Senate…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senators Portman and Wyden. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The preamble was agreed…

For the information of the Senate, the first rollcall vote of the day will begin at 11:45 a.m. on confirmation of the Heinzelman nomination to be General Counsel of the CIA, with another vote at 1:45 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on…

I know of no further debate on the resolution, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on agreeing to the resolution, as amended. The resolution (S. Res. 638), as amended, was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved…

Here is what TPPF's former vice president said about the organization producing industry-friendly research and advocacy in exchange for donations from industries that would financially benefit from the industry-friendly policies.

I think that is what the fact-checking shows.

No, I think we have seen this coming for a while. We were slow to figure it out. But I think we have figured it out now. There’s a lot of pent-up anger and scorn in these new opinions, highly critical of previous Supreme Court justices…

We do not have 50 votes for that.

The court created a massive political traffic jam in Congress with, A, the Citizens United decision allowing unlimited money into politics, and, B, not enforcing the transparency requirement of Citizens United.

in order to expedite matters and move on to the vote, I yield my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas. S. 2938

So, the shock from these folks that this guy would be thinking about being attorney general was completely stunning.