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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 No. 107 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m., and was U.S. SENATE, THE DISCLOSE ACT called to order by the Honorable CHRIS- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Mr. President, the corrosive effect of TOPHER A. COONS, a Senator from the Washington, DC, July 17, 2012. money on American politics isn’t a State of Delaware. To the Senate: product of the 21st century. More than Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, 100 years ago, moneyed special inter- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby PRAYER appoint the Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. ests had already tested the integrity of The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- COONS, a Senator from the State of Dela- this country’s political system. fered the following prayer: ware, to perform the duties of the Chair. In 1899, copper billionaire William Let us pray. DANIEL K. INOUYE, Clark was elected to the U.S. Senate by God of grace and glory, You have al- President pro tempore. the Montana State legislature. The ready blessed us this day. We pause Mr. COONS thereupon assumed the contest was considered so blatantly now to acknowledge that we borrow chair as Acting President pro tempore. swayed by bribery the Senate refused to seat him. Here is how Clark fa- our heartbeats from You and that be- f cause of You we live and breathe and mously responded: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY move and have our being. I never bought a man who wasn’t for sale. LEADER Continue to nourish and sustain this We in Nevada have some connection Nation during these difficult and dan- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- with that name because Las Vegas is in gerous days. Thank You for the brave pore. The majority leader is recog- Clark County. Clark County was men and women in our Armed Forces nized. formed in the early part of the 20th and the members of their families who f century. The largest county in Amer- daily sacrifice to keep freedom’s flame ica was Lincoln County and that was burning. DISCLOSE ACT OF 2012—MOTION TO divided between Lincoln and Clark Lord, surround our lawmakers this PROCEED Counties, and this character, William day with Your spirit of reconciliation Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move Clark, is who that county was named that they may put aside that which to proceed to Calendar No. 446, S. 3369. after. brings division and embrace that which The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- But after Clark made this remark, engenders unity. May Your blessing pore. The clerk will report. and people realized he had blatantly and benediction enable our Senators to The legislative clerk read as follows: swayed the State legislature by brib- work together in harmony and peace. Motion to proceed to S. 3369, a bill to ery, the U.S. Senate refused to seat We pray in Your merciful Name. amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of him. He became a Senator anyway— Amen. 1971 to provide for additional disclosure re- not for long, but he became a Senator. quirements of corporations, labor organiza- As I have learned from people who f tions, super PACs, and other entities, and for know a lot about Montana history, other purposes. Clark was very clever. The Governor of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SCHEDULE the State of Montana went to San The Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. COONS Mr. REID. For the information of all Francisco, to the acting governor—the led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Senators, the time until 12:30 p.m. lieutenant governor—after he was de- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the today will be divided and controlled be- nied his seat, and he reappointed him United States of America, and to the Repub- tween the two leaders or their des- to the Senate. So he got to the U.S. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ignees, with the Republicans control- Senate by virtue of the shenanigans indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ling the first 30 minutes and the major- that took place. Incensed Montana vot- ity the second 30 minutes. ers went on to pass the Corrupt Prac- f We will recess from 12:30 p.m. until tices Act via a referendum. They voted 2:15 p.m. today to allow for our weekly for it. Less than a decade later, Repub- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING caucus meetings. lican President Theodore Roosevelt PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Additionally, the time from 2:15 p.m. reined in unlimited corporate giving to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The until 3 p.m. will be equally divided and political candidates at the Federal clerk will please read a communication controlled. At 3 p.m. there will be a level as well—not only in Montana but to the Senate from the President pro cloture vote on the motion to proceed at the Federal level. tempore (Mr. INOUYE). to the DISCLOSE Act, which was de- This Nation has a long history of cur- The legislative clerk read the fol- bated last night and will be debated tailing the corrupt influence of money lowing letter: again this morning. in politics. But with the Citizens ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S5051 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:52 Jul 17, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY6.000 S17JYPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 17, 2012 United decision, the Supreme Court of opportunity to stand for the average wouldn’t be felt right away. It wouldn’t our country erased a century of effort voter instead of these billionaires. be so bad because the effects wouldn’t to protect the fairness and integrity of I hope they join Democrats as we be felt right away. American elections. That disastrous work to ensure all Americans—not just This bizarre conclusion can only be decision opened the door for corpora- the wealthy few—have an equal voice reached by politicians and budget ana- tions, anonymous billionaires, and for- in the political process. lysts who have never worked a day in eign interests to spend hundreds of mil- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER the private sector, who don’t under- lions of dollars influencing voters. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- stand what goes into cutting a pay- For anyone who dismisses this pore. The Republican leader is recog- check for employees, and who don’t change as politics as usual, they should nized. have a concept of the planning—the think again. During this year’s elec- TAX INCREASES planning—that is necessary to operate tion, outside spending by GOP shell Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, last a business on thin margins in a tough groups is expected to top $1 billion— week, in response to another dis- economy. that is billion with a ‘‘B.’’ The names appointing month of job growth, Presi- This shows how out of touch these of these new front groups contain dent Obama issued a truly bizarre ulti- people are, to rely on the analysis of words that are warm and fuzzy, such as matum—a truly bizarre ultimatum: Ivy Tower liberals instead of listening ‘‘freedom’’ and ‘‘prosperity.’’ But make Let me raise taxes on a million busi- to the jobs groups that have been no mistake, there is nothing free about nesses or I will raise taxes on every- pleading with us to fix this problem an election purchased by a handful of body. Let me raise taxes on a million sooner rather than later and end the billionaires for their own self-interest. businesses or I will raise taxes on ev- uncertainty that is acting like a big Just one of those outside groups— erybody. wet blanket over our entire economy. just one of them—backed by wealthy Yesterday, Democratic leaders in Today another nonpartisan group, oil interests, has promised to spend Congress took this strange new eco- the Business Roundtable, urged Con- $400 million on negative ads filled with nomic theory—whereby politicians pur- gress to adopt the Republican plan to half truths and distortions of President port to help job creation by hurting job extend current tax law for a year and Obama’s record. By comparison, during creators—to dizzying new heights. Yes- make a bridge to tax reform. In a letter the 2008 election—less than 4 years terday, Senate Democratic leaders said to Congress, the group’s chairman, ago—Senator JOHN MCCAIN’s Presi- they would actually prefer—prefer—to Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, warned: dential campaign spent $370 million see America go off the so-called fiscal Without effective action soon, this uncer- total. That was a huge amount of cliff this coming January—along with tainty will spawn a dangerous crisis, threat- money in that day, but it is being the trauma that would unleash on our ening our economy, businesses and workers. dwarfed by these outside groups this economy—than let businesses maintain What Republicans have been saying year. So this year one group’s special their existing tax rates. That was the is that we should eliminate this uncer- interest money will dwarf the entire position of Democratic leaders yester- tainty right now. We should eliminate budget of the Republican nominee JOHN day: They would rather see America go the uncertainty that Boeing employ- MCCAIN in the last Presidential elec- off the fiscal cliff in January than let a ees—nearly 85,000 of whom work in tion.
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