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Get Money Out of Politics

At the end of 2011, I introduced a Constitutional amendment to overturn a key provision of Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates for special-interest influence on elections and in Washington. The bill establishes that financial expenditures and in-kind contributions do not qualify as protected speech under the First Amendment. It also enables Congress to set up a public financing system that would serve as the sole source of funding for federal elections.

  • For a summary of the bill, click here.
  • Read the text of the bill here.

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