[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           CAMPAIGN SPENDING

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, big money from corporations and 
billionaires is corrupting Washington and hurting the middle class. To 
make matters worse, 2 years ago the Supreme Court decided in the 
Citizens United case to open up campaign spending to secret, unlimited 
donations, possibly even from foreign sources.
  Let's be clear: a handful of corporations and billionaires are trying 
to buy elections and control of our government. We need new rules to 
make Washington work for the middle class. We need to limit political 
contributions, and the public has a right to know who is paying for 
political ads.
  Hey, because of Citizens United, our government is for sale. We need 
to stand shoulder to shoulder to stop Big Money from destroying our 
democracy.

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