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Industry groups are joining forces against DISCLOSE Act

U.S. Chamber is leading the fight against bill, which comes in response to recent Supreme Count ruling on campaign finance ads.Eighty-five trade associations have lined up against a campaign finance bill recently introduced by congressional Democrats, setting up a potentially contentious debate on Capitol Hill in the next few months. Dallek The bill, titled the DISCLOSE Act, is the Democrats’ legislative response to the Supreme Court’s Jan. 21 ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which lifted some restrictions on financing political ads. After the ruling was issued, President Obama criticized the decision and called on the Congress to… Read More