[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H885-H886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMOVE BIG MONEY IN POLITICS

  (Mr. CROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. CROW. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1, the For the 
People Act.
  I have said since day one on this job that if you want to do big and 
transformational things in America, you first have to get rid of big 
money in politics.
  Whether you want to tackle the climate crisis, reform healthcare, 
address the gun violence epidemic, or level the playing field for 
American workers, it is all about shutting off the flow of big money, 
ending gerrymandering, bolstering our ethics laws, and expanding access 
to the ballot box. H.R. 1 will do all of these things.
  This transformational package includes my bill, the End Dark Money 
Act, to crack down on mega-donors who hide their political 
contributions through phony social welfare organizations.
  If we have learned anything in the past few years, it is that our 
democracy is in need of reform. We can and must do big things again, 
and it begins by passing H.R. 1.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in this historic effort.

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