Democrats Stall the Ban on Foreign Campaign Contributions
(Richmond, VA) - State Senate Democrats used parliamentary procedure to delay Sen. Ken Cuccinelli's (R-Fairfax) legislation that would outlaw contributions from foreign nationals to Virginia political campaigns.
"It's disappointing that we cannot even reach bipartisan agreement on keeping Virginia political donations free of foreign influence," said Cuccinelli. "Even though the Democrats have a Clinton fundraiser running for Governor, we should keep Clinton-style campaign fundraising out of Virginia."
On Friday, January 23rd, Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax) had Cuccinelli's Senate Bill 842 "passed by for the day" rather than allowing the bill to move forward.
Cuccinelli's bill will prohibit contributions from foreign citizens overseas to Virginia state and local campaigns. There is already an existing ban on foreign contributions in federal elections.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections reported the bill by a vote of 12 to 2 on Tuesday, January 20th.
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