DISCLOSE ACT Fails Cloture Vote In Senate

The so called DISCLOSE Act, backed by the President and narrowly passed by the House last month, was blocked in the Senate. The measure would have required CEOs and Business Groups, including Trade Organizations, to appear in ads they fund and require them to reveal their donors.

 

While sold as a means to crack down on the powers of special interest groups, it instead turned out to be a means to stifle traditional Republican supporters while placing virtually no restrictions on traditionally Democratic allies such as big money unions. 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, opposed the legislation, which he said purports to promote transparency but is "aimed at one thing and one thing only ... protecting incumbent Democrats from criticism ahead of November."  The measure would also have protected a number of incumbent Republicans.

The DISCLOSE ACT would directly effect groups such as The Coalition For A Democratic Workplace and other issue based groups to which many of our NJECPAC member Associations belong.

We applaud those Legislators that stood strong and opposed this flawed Legislation

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