Yarmuth Reintroduces Bill to Curb Influence of Money in Politics
Yarmuth Reintroduces Bill to Curb Influence of Money in Politics
Wednesday January 22, 2014
WASHINGTON – Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) has reintroduced legislation to override a key element of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision, which opened the floodgates for unlimited special-interest spending on campaigns.
The legislation, H.J. Res. 107, would amend the Constitution so that financial expenditures and in-kind contributions do not qualify as protected speech under the First Amendment. Doing so would ensure the constitutionality of commonsense restrictions on campaign finance and additional disclosure requirements by Congress.
The bill, which Yarmuth first introduced during the 112th Congress, also would enable Congress to establish a public financing system for campaigns that would be the sole source of all campaign funding. This would diminish the undue influence of the well-off and well-connected on elections and expand opportunities for others to run for office.
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