Ezra Klein published an excellent piece the other day regarding the ineffectiveness of this congress. 14 great reasons why it is probably the worst congress ever.> Read it here <
Today the Democrats gave us a 15th reason. Thanks for continuing the trend...
"The Senate has failed to advance legislation that would require independent groups to disclose the names of contributors who give more than $10,000 for use in political campaigns.
The measure, known as the DISCLOSE Act, died in a 51 to 44 vote on a procedural motion. It needed 60 votes to move forward.
Its failure was widely expected, but Democrats pushed for the vote, believing that Republicans will be politically damaged by their opposition to bringing new transparency to campaigns. The vote could also serve to energize the Democratic base, which has been exercised over the role they believe secret corporate donations are playing in the campaign.
> Full article here <
Or just google "Disclose Act" and find your preferred news source.
