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Congressman Raul Grijalva reacts to the Supreme Court decision knocking down matching funds for Arizona’s Clean Elections candidates:

The Supreme Court earlier today struck down a major portion of Arizona’s campaign finance law granting public funds to candidates whose privately funded opponents spend more than a certain amount during the course of the campaign. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called the decision “a troubling sign that wealth now decides how much free speech you get.”

The Court, in an ideologically divided 5-4 decision in Arizona Free Enterprise et al. v Bennett, ruled that Arizona’s attempt to establish parity in campaign financing is unconstitutional because it punishes or sometimes prevents political expression.…

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