"Instead of voting for the DISCLOSE Act and cracking down on the dark money in our democracy, Republicans blocked it," said Sen. Patty Murray. "Shameful."
"Sens. Manchin and Schumer's Dirty Deal is sending a clear message that Big Oil is willing to sacrifice entire communities, especially Black and Brown communities, in the pursuit of profits."
"I suspect that my Republican colleagues do not want to antagonize Trump," the Vermont senator said. "That tells us a little bit about the state of democracy in this country and the Republican Party."
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