Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said it is unfortunate that a bill aimed at bringing transparency to campaign financing is being filibustered.

The Senate voted 57-41 to consider the "Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act."  Sixty votes were needed to proceed to the bill.

"I'm disappointed we couldn't get enough support to debate the DISCLOSE Act.  The goal of this bill is to shine a light on who is financing campaign ads, so that voters know exactly where their information is coming from," Bingaman said.  "I hope we can continue building support for this legislation and try to take it up again in near future."

A summary of the DISCLOSE Act can be found here.