WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United v. FEC decision, which overturned key federal campaign finance restrictions and enabled political entities to spend unlimited money to influence elections. The “Democracy for All” Amendment would also overturn other far-reaching judicial decisions around campaign finance that wrongfully equated money with free speech and unfairly determined that mega corporations have the same First Amendment rights as people.
“Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision, billionaires like Elon Musk have been pouring unlimited amounts of dark money in an effort to influence elections – increasing Washington gridlock,” said Senator Rosen. “Nevadans are sick and tired of mega-corporations and dark money special interest groups spending huge sums to influence our elections. Our Constitutional amendment will help root out dark money and limit excessive corporate campaign spending. I’ll keep pushing to pass this commonsense legislation that strengthens our democracy.”
Senator Rosen has been a leading voice in the fight to clean up Washington and make it work for Nevadans. Last year, her bipartisan No CORRUPTION Act became law, barring Members of Congress from collecting taxpayer-funded pensions if they are convicted of felonies related to their official duties.
Last Congress, Senator Rosen announced her support for legislation to reduce lobbyist influence in Washington and increase transparency and accountability in Congress.
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