[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         PASS THE DISCLOSE ACT

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, Americans are growing more and more cynical 
of politics and politicians with good reason. Citizens United opened 
the floodgates to unrestricted special-interest campaign spending in 
elections, and we need to put an end to the influence of secret money 
in our elections.
  I advocate the DISCLOSE Act. It would shine the light on secret money 
in political campaigns. The DISCLOSE Act requires public reporting by 
super-PACs, corporations, unions, and outside groups within 24 hours of 
making a campaign expenditure or transferring funds of $10,000 or more 
to other groups for campaign-related activities.
  Mr. Speaker, I tell you, when I'm on the trail and I talk to my 
constituents, everyone is outraged by the millions, and possibly 
billions, of dollars that are going to be spent on the Presidential, 
congressional, and Senate campaigns. It makes sense to have some 
transparency. We should pass the DISCLOSE Act so that at least those 
who make these contributions have to say who they are. It's only fair.

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