DNC, DSCC, and DCCC Statement Following Oral Arguments in SCOTUS Case Fighting GOP Attempts to Weaken Campaign Finance Law for their Own Benefit Arrow

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments inNational Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, an effort by Republicans to overturn decades of precedent and rewrite longstanding campaign finance laws for their own benefit.

The FEC and the Department of Justice under Presidents from both parties have faithfully defended federal campaign finance law - including the coordinated party expenditure limits at issue in this case - for decades. But earlier this year, the DNC, DCCC, and DSCC were forced to take action after the Trump administration's stunning refusal to defend federal law, following the NRSC's lawsuit to overturn it. The three committees filed a motion to intervene, which the Supreme Court granted, allowing them to defend federal election law against the Republican Party's challenge.

DNC Chair Ken Martin, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:

"Donald Trump and the Republican Party are trying to dismantle longstanding campaign finance protections - which are the bedrocks of transparent and fair elections - to further empower billionaire donors and drown out the voices of voters. Today, the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC took the fight to the Supreme Court to stand up against Republicans' attempt to erode these protections and weaken our democracy. We will continue standing strong against this blatant effort by Republicans to rig our elections. Free and fair elections are at stake, and Democrats will never stop fighting for the American people."

To view the Democratic committees' full brief, click here.

Key Points:

• The Republican Party has spent decades trying to eliminate reasonable limits on political party expenditures that are coordinated with candidates -- in effect, an attempt to eliminate an important contribution limit.
• To date, those efforts have failed at every turn, ensuring a stable campaign finance system for party committees and political candidates across the country.
• These campaign finance limits have been in place for more than 50 years and have been successfully defended at the U.S. Supreme Court multiple times.
• Taking advantage of the FEC's lack of quorum, Trump's DOJ abandoned the U.S. Government's long-held defense of the challenged statute and took the side of the NRSC and NRCC in an attempt to double down on the rampant corruption of MAGA Inc.
• The DNC, DSCC, and DCCC are stepping in and urging the Supreme Court to stop this blatant attempt to rewrite longstanding campaign finance law for the benefit of wealthy Republican donors.