Senate votes to overrule Trump donor disclosure rule

The se Susan Collins (R-Maine) is an associate of all Democrats in support of this measure, which only required a simple majority under the Congressional Review Act.

"The black money rule of the Trump administration facilitates the bribery of foreigners and special interests in our elections," said Wyden, senior official of the Senate Finance Committee, in a speech delivered in the Senate.

Testing had also been optimistic earlier this week on the prospects for the resolution.

"I think everything will be fine but I think we have the votes," he said Tuesday.

Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky .) Said that the resolution was an "attempt by some of our fellow Democrats to undo a reform in favor of the protection of privacy … In a climate increasingly hostile to certain types of political expression and to an open debate, the last thing Washington needs to do is to curb the exercise of freedom of expression and add to the feeling of intimidation. "

" The measure is unlikely to be passed by the House controlled by the GOP, and it has been opposed by conservative groups, including Americans for prosperity backed by Koch.

"We are committed to strengthening government transparency, protecting the privacy of US citizens, and constitutional freedom of association," said Brent Gardner, government affairs manager at the University of Toronto. AFP, in a statement. Res. 64 fails on all these fronts. "