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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-votes-against-spending-bill | McCaskill Votes Against Spending Bill | 2014-12-13 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | McCaskill Votes Against Spending Bill Senator slams secretive, last-minute provision that ‘further opens the floodgates of big money’ in elections Saturday, December 13, 2014 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill tonight voted against a $1 trillion “omnibus” spending bill, citing a secretive, last-minute addition to the bill that would “open the floodgates” for huge financial donations from wealthy contributors to political parties and committees. McCaskill released the following statement: “This just isn’t the way to govern. This bill includes important provisions for causes I support, like a boost to the E/A-18 Growler production line, critical for airborne electronic attack, and certainty for our military and veterans. But now is not the time to further open the floodgates of big money in our elections with a secretive, last-minute provision that got little or no public debate. We should be working to limit money in politics, not giving millionaires and billionaires even more influence over political parties.” The $1 trillion omnibus spending bill would allow for a huge increase in the amount of political contributions that wealthy individuals can make toward political parties. McCaskill also cited discomfort with provisions on financial reform that “could once again find taxpayers bailing out Wall Street’s bad bets”—and others that could allow for a process whereby the pensions of millions of retirees across the country could be dramatically reduced. Visit mccaskill.senate.gov/accountability to learn more about McCaskill's fight to strengthen accountability. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |