Ranking Member Morelle Statement on Foreign Contributions in American Elections

WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement following a presidential memorandum targeting foreign contributions in American elections:

“Democrats have and always will firmly oppose all forms of foreign interference in American elections, just as Democrats oppose the tidal wave of undisclosed dark money that Republicans have unleashed on American voters.

“If today’s memorandum indicates that the Republican Party has finally taken an interest in reforming our broken campaign finance system, I invite House Republicans to cosponsor the Freedom to Vote Act—the strongest anti-corruption, pro-disclosure bill in American history. Otherwise, today’s memorandum is merely an odious partisan attack issued for solely political purposes.”

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