Lally Responds to the Passage of House Bill H.R. 5175 Disclosure Act

The Democratic majority in the House, including co-sponsor John Yarmuth, jammed through a piece of legislation that clearly violates the Constitution, as well as basic principles of fairness and equity. The Supreme Court calls it ‘viewpoint discrimination,’ and every first-year law student knows that it’s illegal.

They achieved passage of this bill, in the same vain that they passed the Healthcare Reform Bill, by making backroom deals and exempting some of the most powerful special interest groups in the country—and specifically allowing unions to mask the movement of their political money. Mr. Yarmuth receives a very significant amount of his campaign contributions from out of state union PACs. It is clear Mr. Yarmuth is intent on using this legislation to ensure he and the other Democrat incumbents are insulated from the rightfully concerned electorate in November.

With a weakening economy, massive unemployment, and an unfolding environmental disaster, Congress is focusing on protecting their own jobs first. Wide arrays of organizations, across the political spectrum, are lining up to oppose this offensive piece of legislation. Louisville deserves better than this from our Congressman.