House Republicans have quietly slipped provisions into their budget proposal that would eviscerate campaign finance rules ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

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House Republicans have quietly slipped provisions into their budget proposal that would eviscerate campaign finance rules ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. The sweeping proposals would invite even more money to flood our political system. The legislation would:

1) Allow churches to contribute to political campaigns without losing their tax exempt status.

2) Lift restrictions on how corporations can solicit their employees to donate to political campaigns and causes.

3) Prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission from regulating political spending by corporations.

4) Prevent the government from requiring federal contractors to disclose their political contributions and activities.

Corporations can already dump unlimited sums of money into our political system through Super PACs and dark money groups. It's time to get big money out of our politics, not encourage more of it. This must be a central goal.