Pelosi Statement on McCutcheon Court Decision

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in McCutcheon v. FEC:

"With the McCutcheon decision, the Supreme Court has chosen to pour even more money into our process and our politics.  This decision only serves to widen the floodgates of special interest spending, eroding the sacred American doctrine that it is the voices of the people, not the bank accounts of the privileged few that should determine our elections and our policies.

"Our founders risked their lives, their liberty and their sacred honor to create a democracy – a government of the many, not a government of the money.  After misguided and destructive court decisions in McCutcheon and Citizens United, it is clear that Congress must act swiftly to restore fairness to our campaign finance system.  It is time to pass the Government by the People Act, reassert the full promise of our ideals, and renew confidence in our democracy."