House Democrats Continue Push To Change Campaign Laws

HARTFORD, CT — (Updated 8 p.m.) House Democratic leadership Monday vowed to continue its mission to increase disclosure and limit outside money being spent on Connecticut elections.

The General Administration and Elections Committee approved, along party lines, a bill that would cap the amount of money these independent expenditure committees can receive, bar foreign influenced entities from contributing or making any expenditures, and increase disclosure of those contributing.

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, lent the bill his support at a press conference Monday morning.

Under the legislation, the amount an outside group would be able to contribute to an independent expenditure group would be capped at $70,000 annually. However, the independent expenditure groups would still be able to make unlimited contributions to clean election candidates, House Majority Leader Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said.

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