Adam Schiff
Role at the time: U.S. senator from California
Condemned
Statement summary
Schiff argues that Citizens United allowed corporate dark money to weaken election transparency and democracy.
“The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United opened the door for corporations to pour billions of dollars of dark money into elections. This anonymous and unrestricted spending cripples transparency in the political process and weakens our democracy.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Schiff, Neguse, McGovern and Lee announce an amendment to overturn Citizens UnitedSeparately attributed quotations from Schiff, McGovern and Lee
September 17, 2025 Senate release containing separately attributed statements from Schiff, McGovern and Lee about overturning Citizens United. The same quotations appeared in a later Neguse release.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Schiff criticizes Citizens United and the corporate influence he says it enabled. His support for reversing the ruling is opposition to it.