Dems See Hope Without Brown, Will Bring DISCLOSE Act to the Floor

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/dems-see-hope-without-bro_n_646654.html


Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass) announcement that he will oppose sweeping campaign finance reform legislation has spurred speculation that the bill cannot pass in this legislative session. The Massachusetts Republican was the top target to cross party lines and support the DISCLOSE Act. Democrats on the Hill admitted that they were, as one aide stated bluntly, putting all their eggs in the "Brown basket."

But in conversations following the senator's announcement, strategists working on the legislation insisted that there are additional (though more difficult) avenues for passage. And they pledged to still bring the legislation to the floor in July.

"We are still planning to bring it up," said a top Democratic aide. "We plan to push it because it is too important not to."

"We're going to move forward and vote on the bill," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) during a press conference on Wednesday.

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