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Committee sends resolution urging Congress to limit money in politics to rules committee after heated debate
Summary
The committee recommended Senate File 569, a resolution urging Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment reversing Citizens United and enabling strict limits on political spending, and referred it to the Rules Committee after a roll-call vote.
Senate File 569, a resolution urging Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and to enable limits on political spending, was recommended to pass by the Senate Elections Committee on Feb. 11, 2025, and referred to the Rules Committee following a roll-call vote.
Sponsor Senator Marty argued the resolution is a response to what he described as a campaign-finance system that privileges large donors and suppresses other voices. “If you have a lot of money, you might buy a television network,” Marty said. “When you have unlimited sources of money going in from certain entities, you’re shutting out other…
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