[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to discuss the importance of 
reducing the influence of corporate special interest money in our 
elections.
  As a result of the Citizens United decision, corporations and other 
special interests are free to pump unlimited sums of money into 
campaign attacks. And worse yet, because of this decision there is no 
good mechanism to keep money from foreign sources out of our elections. 
We need reform that brings transparency to the campaign finance system 
and protects the best interests of middle class families.
  I will call on the new majority to work in a bipartisan fashion to 
bring transparency to the campaign finance system. I supported the 
DISCLOSE Act last year, and I believe this bill is a good first step. I 
will continue standing up for middle class families.

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