Tonight the Sen Democrats will speak most of the night on a failed campaign finance disclosure bill. This is a bill that was voted on earlier today, but failed to pass due to a filibuster that the Republicans caused. The disclose Act failed to pass due to voting that ended up being 51-44, and in order to overturn the filibuster you need a total of 60 votes. The disclose Act is a bill that allows to report donations of $10,000 or more, so that their identities are known. This will allow to give information on who is funding certain campaigns. This will also provide sunlight on third party contributors known as super PAC's.
(Source: Congress.org, Disclosure Act Fails in Senate, By: Ryan Teague Beckwith)
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