WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Senate Democrats have proposed a constitutional amendment aimed at reversing recent Supreme Court decisions that loosened campaign finance restrictions.
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The proposal would let state governments and Congress regulate and limit the raising and spending of money for federal political campaigns. The amendment also would grant Congress and states the authority to regulate and limit independent expenditures, such as those from so-called super PACs.
Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who announced the proposal at a hearing of the panel Wednesday, vowed that the Senate would vote on the measure before the end of the year.
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