releases: https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-continues-fight-against-use-of-dark-money-in-politics
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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-continues-fight-against-use-of-dark-money-in-politics | McCaskill Continues Fight Against Use of Dark Money in Politics | 2018-09-25 | 2018 | 2018-09 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | McCaskill Continues Fight Against Use of Dark Money in Politics Senator continues fight to bring more transparency to campaign finance by moving to repeal rule allowing unlimited, anonymous donations Tuesday, September 25, 2018 WASHINGTON Continuing her fight against dark money in politics, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is backing an effort that will overturn a rule allowing special interests to conceal their donors. Unlimited, anonymous political spending isn't helping Missourians or making our democracy strongerit's distorting our politics and it needs to end, McCaskill said. Political groups shouldn't be able to hide who's funding them and overturning this rule will reestablish some much-needed transparency. The McCaskill-backed plan would overturn the U.S. Treasury Department's controversial new rule that allows certain dark money and tax-exempt non-profit organizations that engage in political activity to hide their donors. Overturning the rule would require special interest groups to disclose their major donors' identities to the IRS, bringing transparency to campaign funding. This July, McCaskill pushed to require dark-money political action committees to disclose major donors to bring more transparency to political advertisements. McCaskill has also backed a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FECa ruling that struck down large parts of federal campaign finance law and opened the door to large donations to political campaigns by American and foreign-owned corporations, among others. A fierce advocate for transparency in politics and government, McCaskill cited concerns over dark money in her decision to oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |