Aimed at "Reining in Special Interests,' McCaskill Backs Constitutional Amendment

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Aiming to rein in special interest money pouring into campaigns across the country, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today voted to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to restore reasonable limits on money in politics.

The Constitutional Amendment would overturn the Supreme Court's controversial decision in the case Citizens United v. FEC--a ruling that struck down large parts of federal campaign finance law and opened the door to large donations to political campaigns by American and foreign-owned corporations, among others.

"Our election campaigns should be fought based on candidates and their ideas--not on how much special interest money is bankrolling one side or the other," McCaskill said. "The Supreme Court made a bad call when it overturned decades of precedent and opened the door to limitless dark money in our campaigns. It's time to rein in this wild west of special interest spending, and strengthen the integrity of our elections."

McCaskill is also a strong supporter of the DISCLOSE Act--legislation to strengthen transparency in U.S. elections, in part by requiring secretive organizations spending huge sums on campaigns to disclose their donations.

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