“Senate Republicans unanimously rejected a constitutional amendment sought by Democrats that would allow Congress to regulate campaign finance reform.
“The measure failed to clear a 60-vote threshold on Thursday afternoon, 54-42.
“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) quickly moved to hammer Republicans and tie them to Charles and David Koch, billionaire brothers who back national conservative political operations.
“’Senate Democrats want a government that works for all Americans — not just the richest few. Today, Senate Republicans clearly showed that they would rather sideline hardworking families in order to protect the Koch brothers and other radical interests that are working to fix our elections and buy our democracy,’ Reid said after the vote.” *
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur), Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/BenMank77), Michael Shure (http://www.twitter.com/michaelshure) and John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/JIadarola) break it down on The Young Turks.
* Read more from the Politico story here: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/senate-block-campaign-finance-amendment-110864.html#ixzz3D9U2kwvT