[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   STOP POLITICAL FUNDRAISING SCHEMES

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, getting Congress to enact widespread 
campaign finance reform feels as likely as getting snow in Orange 
County this Christmas. However, it shouldn't take a once-in-a-century 
holiday miracle to get Washington to stop political fundraising scams.
  Con artists are exploiting loopholes in our election laws by 
fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as collecting donations meant 
for causes and candidates. These scam PACs actually use the money to 
line their own pockets. Worse, they target older Americans and 
veterans.
  As a consumer protection attorney, I will always work to hold 
fraudsters accountable. With a Republican colleague, I have introduced 
legislation to help the Federal Election Commission punish these bad 
actors.
  Americans of all political ideologies who participate in our 
democracy by donating shouldn't have to fear being cheated. I urge 
passage of my bipartisan bill to stop scam PACs.

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