A bold stance against corporate money in politics OBVIOUSLY doesn't have a lot of support . . .
The GOP is openly opposing Sen. Hawley on campaign finance reform and Democratic Party leaders don't want his help in this losing fight that only makes for great stump speeches but very little legislative push back.
Here's the word . . .
The Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act would "amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by publicly traded corporations."
"I am an originalist," Hawley told RealClearPolitics this week, "and I don't think you can make an originalist case for business corporations being treated like individuals when it comes to the right to political speech."
The legislation puts Hawley in direct opposition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has relied on the Citizens United ruling to help secure donations to the Senate Leadership Fund run by his allies.
Multiple senators told The Hill that McConnell admonished Hawley during the Senate GOP lunch earlier this week and issued a warning to Republicans not to support the legislation.
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Sen. Hawley Under Fire for Citizens United Proposal
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is under fire from Senate Republicans for a bill that would end unlimited corporate donations to political action committees as established by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
Hawley sparks McConnell battle over push to gut Citizens United ruling
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is drawing the ire of top Senate Republicans after he proposed legislation that would end unlimited corporate donations to PACs, a key item in the Citizens United decision that has helped bankroll top GOP groups for more than a decade. The bill caught the attention of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Poor Josh Hawley Can't Help Himself
The Missouri senator's dumb Citizens United stunt is the epitome of his political career.
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