On February 6, 2019, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform conducted a hearing focused on the ethics reform provisions in Title VIII of the For the People Act of 2019, also known as “H.R.1.” One witness, Bradley M. Smith of the Institute for Free Speech, instead focused his testimony on the key campaign finance reforms found in Titles IV-VII of H.R.1. The Brennan Center strongly disagrees with all of Mr. Smith’s criticisms. The following are responses to his key factual and legal assertions:
