Washington, July 13 -- Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick issued the following press release:
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME-2) to prohibit foreign nationals from financing state and local ballot initiatives, referenda, and recall elections.
The legislation, H.R. 3535, now advances to the Senate.
"The ballot is the instrument by which a free people govern themselves," said Fitzpatrick. "No foreign government, foreign national, or foreign interest should have a hand in deciding the laws Americans live under. Today's unanimous vote is an important step in our broader bipart...