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Van Hollen Reintroduces DISCLOSE Act

Statement

Date: Jan. 21, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Legal Campaign Finance

Today Maryland Congressman Van Hollen issued the following statement on the reintroduction of the DISCLOSE Act, which will promote transparency and disclosure of the secret money being used to influence American elections:

"I'm pleased today to reintroduce the DISCLOSE Act. The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United opened the floodgates to secret special interest spending in American elections, and the surge of this money only continues you grow. Congress must restore the integrity of our electoral process -- in the face of a secret special interest takeover of our democracy, failure to act is inexcusable.

"The American people deserve a political system that is fair, transparent, and accountable. This legislation would help do that by ensuring that people know who is bankrolling the ads designed to influence their votes. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation -- if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear from the DISCLOSE Act."


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