Our country desperately needs common-sense disclosure laws.
Exhibit A: The @NRA spent $30M to elect Trump—and it may have been Russian money.
We're LIVE with @SenWhitehouse and @davidcicilline discussing the #DISCLOSEAct and why we need it. WATCH: facebook.com/reverbpress/vi…
Exhibit A: The @NRA spent $30M to elect Trump—and it may have been Russian money.
We're LIVE with @SenWhitehouse and @davidcicilline discussing the #DISCLOSEAct and why we need it. WATCH: facebook.com/reverbpress/vi…
.@SenWhitehouse: Before #CitizensUnited, we had bipartisan climate negotiations in the Senate, but since the day it was decided in 2010, no Republican has gotten on a single bill for climate change. That's because of fossil fuel money, and it's why we need the #DISCLOSEAct.
.@SenWhitehouse: "There were two false premises to #CitizensUnited: the spending was going to be transparent, and it was going to be independent. Now you have candidate-specific groups who clearly aren't independent spending billions in dark money. SCOTUS has turned a blind eye."
.@davidcicilline: "That Congress spends more time dialing for dollars than listening to their constituents and policy experts is a dire consequence of a system far too dependent on donors." The #DISCLOSEAct is a practical solution to a political system that urgently needs fixing.
Today, @SenWhitehouse and @davidcicilline re-introduced the #DISCLOSEAct, which shines a light on groups that spend money in politics but try to hide their donors. RT to thank them for working to bring accountability to those trying to secretly rig our democracy in their favor.
