'Instead of voting for the DISCLOSE Act and cracking down on the dark money in our democracy, Republicans blocked it,' said PattyMurray. 'Shameful.'
by President Joe Biden, Whitehouse released a statement slamming right-wing lawmakers for fighting to preserve"dark money's poisonous influence over American democracy."
Trevor Potter, president of Campaign Legal Center, added that the failure"to advance, or even allow debate on, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act... disappoints those of us who have been fighting against the influence of secret spending." The ability of the nation's wealthiest individuals to translate their disproportionate economic power into political clout haseffective limits on campaign contributions.
Among other things, the DISCLOSE Act would require"organizations spending money in elections—including super PACs and 501 dark money groups—to promptly disclose donors who have given $10,000 or more during an election cycle," his office explained."In addition to election disclosure requirements, the bill requires groups that spend money on ads supporting or opposing judicial nominees to disclose their donors.
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