Padilla Statement on Supreme Court Further Dismantling Limits on Campaign Spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission striking down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending.

"The Supreme Court's NRSC v. FEC decision is yet another step by the conservative majority to dismantle the Federal Election Campaign Act, Congress' response to the Watergate Scandal over 50 years ago. While J.D. Vance claims that the national embarrassment of Watergate would only be a '12-hour news story' today, we cannot become numb to political corruption and the outsized influence of wealthy mega donors in politics.

"The American people deserve a government that addresses their priorities - affordable housing, healthcare, good jobs, and safe schools - and we will only achieve that by strengthening, not undermining, our campaign finance system. I will continue to push to overturn Citizens United so that our elections reflect the will of the people and not the highest bidder."

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