In addition to quoting Supreme Court Justice Stevens on the harmful effect of unlimited corporate money in political campaigns, I can now cite Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Chris Van Hollen.

They introduced legislation yesterday to restrict such spending at the federal level. So I asked our bill drafter if their proposals had any provisions that we could add to ours.

Another Supreme Court decision has made it far more difficult for the victims of an unlawful employment practice to be compensated. It interpreted the civil rights laws to require that discrimination be the only motivating factor.

I’ve introduced House Bill 504, which would allow recovery if discrimination was one of several factors that prompted the employer’s illegal act.

I met with the chairman of the subcommittee that will consider my legislation. When he asked me the facts of the Supreme Court case, I did not quote Justice Stevens’ dissent.

I hadn’t read it. But by the time of the public hearing, I’ll know it very well.