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Edwards, McGovern, Deutch, Perlmutter, and Kaptur urge President Obama to use State of the Union to Call for Constitutional Amendment to Address Citizens United

1/31/13

Representatives Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), James McGovern (MA-2), Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ed Perlmutter (CO-7), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to call for a constitutional amendment to address the Citizens  United ruling during his State of the Union address. The Representatives are part of the House Democratic Caucus’s Task Force on Election Reform, and have all led in the effort to regulate political spending and the influence of money in the political process.

“It is imperative that Congress consider constitutional remedies to once-and-for-all close the door to unlimited corporate and individual spending in our elections,” said Rep. Edwards. “President Obama and a majority of the American people recognize the corrosive impact unregulated spending is having on our democracy.  We ask that the President use the unique opportunity of the State of the Union to make the case for a constitutional amendment. The voices of the American people cannot afford to be drowned out by unlimited special interest money in another election cycle.”
 

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