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MAZIE K.HIRONO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION <br /> 2ND DlsTalcr,HAWAII <br /> AND INFRASTRUCTURE <br /> SUB(OMMI I rFl ON AlIATIf)N <br /> WASHINGTON DC OFFICE � ^a- ? SlB(OMMITTI is()ICI-IIGIIW 4YS 1411 TRANSIT <br /> 1410 LONGWORTH HOU SF Drill Bull (441 -(�/ 11111111 Si B( MAND OI I I I I.ON Till COAST Cil!ARD AN M SRI TIMI. <br /> WASHING TON,DC 20515 `. , , �. TRANSI'OR r nnlN <br /> PHONE: (202)225--4906 <br /> Si H(-OMMI ITFI_ON WAD R IZL,SOLRI I S AND <br /> FAX: (202)225-4987 FN\IRONnn r-.Nr <br /> HAWAII OFFI('E (I�� `t! -� � (� �j'[j' f + w + �"}fit Q' <br /> 5104 PRINCE KuHIO FEDERAL BuIIDB�(I'li s 0 Riofl 2 o L tb ltteb tats COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND <br /> HoNOt uru,HI 96850 <br /> THE WORKFORCE <br /> Pi ONe (808)541 1986 ou t of &Cprtotntatibeo <br /> FAx (808)538 0233 ll- 4 7 J 1-{{ll1 NN l YY 77 11 S(,HC OMMrrI r.F.ON HART CHIU)HOO U,LI nu N-rnav <br /> AND SI<CONDAIn I ION <br /> NEIGHBOR ISLAND TOLL 11LL NUMBLRS ����1qyy� Y� }y }y SFH('t)MMI It I (�N Wf)Rid((RI I PR()II-.I'11()NS <br /> HAWAII ISLAND (808)935-3756 fea5Ijin ton, Zie 2O5 5 <br /> KAUAI NCIHAU (808)245-1951 ••JJ D <br /> DEMOCRATIC STEERING AND <br /> MAUI (808)242-1818 <br /> POLICY COMMI"ITEI: <br /> MoliO FANA'I (808)565-7199 Jul 26 201 2 <br /> MoLOKA'I (808)552-0160 y <br /> HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP <br /> Wcbsitc: htip://hirono.house.gov/ <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Clerk <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 <br /> Hilo, HI 96720-4245 <br /> Dear members of the Hawaii County Council, <br /> Thank you for contacting me regarding campaign finance reform and the Council's <br /> passage of a resolution in support of a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme <br /> Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. I appreciate hearing <br /> from you on this important issue. <br /> Like you, I was very troubled by the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. <br /> Federal Election Commission. This U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturned provisions of <br /> the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that prohibit corporate or labor union funds from <br /> being used for federal elections. The Court stated that these restrictions constitute a"ban <br /> on speech"that would violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. I agree with <br /> you that we cannot allow corporations and lobbyists to manipulate elections. <br /> That's why I cosponsored H.R. 2517, the Shareholder Protection Act of 2011, which <br /> would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholders to approve <br /> certain political expenditures by publicly traded companies. This campaign finance and <br /> election reform legislation is intended to counter the effects of the Citizens United <br /> decision. This legislation has been referred to the House Committee on Financial <br /> Services. <br /> In addition, I am a cosponsor of H.J.Res. 78, which proposes an amendment to the U.S. <br /> Constitution permitting Congress and the States to regulate corporations spending money <br /> on political activity. This resolution has been referred to the House Committee on the <br /> Judiciary. <br /> I am a strong supporter of campaign finance reform outside the realm of the Citizens <br /> United decision, which is why I also cosponsored H.R. 1404, the Fair Elections Now Act. <br /> This bill would create a voluntary public financing system for Congressional candidates <br /> and has been referred to the House Committee on House Administration. <br /> Comm. No. 73s. 7 <br /> Ref.To: <br /> Ref. Dote AUG 0 8 201z <br /> PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER <br />