thank you the committee on the judiciary subcommittee, will come to order, that objection share, we, i m authorized to the record the races of the subcommittee time to welcome everyone to today s hearing, potential responses by, congress i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. can you hear me? i m not going to talk that loud. i will try to talk closer to the microphone, thank you. this year marks the tenth anniversary of the supreme court s deeply troubling decision in citizens united versus federal election commission. this is good as i m going to do. that decision is resulted in the croatian of our democracy, giving disproportion a way to might interested drowning out the voices of ordinary american, today s hearing will examine the extent to this corruption explore was ways to repair the damage that the flood of darkening to our political system as broad as a result of that decision. citizens united supreme court struck down as unconstitutional ban on cor
thank you the committee on the judiciary subcommittee, will come to order, that objection share, we, i m authorized to the record the races of the subcommittee time to welcome everyone to today s hearing, potential responses by, congress i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. can you hear me? i m not going to talk that loud. i will try to talk closer to the microphone, thank you. this year marks the tenth anniversary of the supreme court s deeply troubling decision in citizens united versus federal election commission. this is good as i m going to do. that decision is resulted in the croatian of our democracy, giving disproportion a way to might interested drowning out the voices of ordinary american, today s hearing will examine the extent to this corruption explore was ways to repair the damage that the flood of darkening to our political system as broad as a result of that decision. citizens united supreme court struck down as unconstitutional ban on co
judiciary subcommittee held a hearing to examine campaign finance laws and the impact of the landmark ruling. campaign finance experts testified on the effects of the ruling which allowed unlimited spending on political campaigns by outside groups. [inaudible conversations] thank you. the committee on the judiciary subcommittee on the constitution civil rights and civil liberties will come to order. without objection the chair, i m authorized to declare records, recesses of the subcommittee at any time, i welcome everyone to today s hearing, citizens united at 10, cons fenequences for democracy responses by congress and i will recognize myself for an opening statement. can you hear me? can you hear me now? i m not going to talk that way. [laughter]. i ll try to talk closer to the microphone. thank you. this year marks the 10th anniversary of the supreme court s deeply troubling decision in citizens united versus federal election commission. now, this is as good as i m going