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Politics
4:01 pm
Tue June 19, 2012
Yarmuth: McConnell is Endorsing Dishonest Campaigns
In a House floor speech Tuesday, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for opposing legislation that would require Super PACs to disclose the names of their contributors.
Last Friday, McConnell told a conservative think tank that keeping donors names a secret is a First Amendment right, but Yarmuth says anonymity allows individuals to distort the truth without being held accountable by the voters.
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Yarmuth is an original co-sponsor of the Disclose Act.