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Van Hollen Statement on Anniversary of Citizens United

Statement

Date: Jan. 21, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch Campaign Finance

Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen released the following statement on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission:

"Today was a dark day in history for the Supreme Court, and for the health of our democracy. The Citizens United ruling was radical and deeply flawed. We desperately need to rein in the influence of Super PACs, as well as the secret money flowing into our elections. That's why we need to reverse Citizens United, and why I wrote the DISCLOSE Act -- because voters in Maryland and across the country deserve to know when wealthy special interests are trying to rig the system at the expense of hardworking families."


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