April 03, 2014

Kilmer Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Contributions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) stated his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down caps on overall contributions by donors to candidates, political parties and political action committees. In a 5-4 decision, the majority decided to do away with a limit of $123,000 for each two-year federal election cycle. Individual contributions for Presidential and Congressional candidates will remain at $2,600 per election.

“Today's Supreme Court ruling is another victory for special interests and money over citizen involvement.  America's democratic republic was founded on a core principle -- our government should answer to 'we the people.' The excessive influence of special interests and deep pockets risks drowning out the voices of citizens. This will only make a Congress that is already broken even more dysfunctional. 

“Keeping our democracy strong should be a bipartisan issue. Together, we need to combat rulings like this that give special interests a front-row seat in our democracy. It's time to pass campaign finance reform, get big money out of politics, turn down the partisan bickering, and start solving problems.”

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