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Ranking Republican on House Admin Says Move Appears to

be Another Backroom Negotiation

Ranking Republican Calls on Democrats to Stop Backroom Deals for Special Interest Groups

Ranking Republican on Elections Committee Criticizes Democrats for Making a Bad Bill Worse; Says Move Undermines Promises of Equal Treatment

Ranking Republican on Elections Committee Calls on Democrats to Listen to American Voters and Cease Legislative Push to Force Taxpayers to Foot Bill for Political Campaigns

House Administration Releases Chart Explaining How the DISCLOSE Act Exempts Unions from Major Campaign Finance Restrictions

Obama Praises Phoenix Suns Owner for Using NBA Franchise to Publicly Attack Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Over Immigration Law

The Chicago Tribune: "Disclose and disclaim. Don't select and silence. ...the legislation tries to choose which political speech is legitimate and which is not.

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, at the House Administration markup of the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175), Democrats blocked GOP attempts to apply the legislation's restrictions to unions. Despite public promises to treat corporations and unions equally, Democrats are insisting that unions be exempted from their proposed restrictions on political speech.