SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL FILES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following through on his promise to challenge the constitutionality of the
campaign finance bill recently passed by Congress, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today filed
a legal challenge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia moments after the bill
was signed into law.

"Today, I filed suit to defend the First Amendment right of all Americans to be able to fully participate
in the political process,” said McConnell. "I look forward to being joined by a strong group of co-plaintiffs
in the very near future.”

Last Thursday, Senator McConnell introduced the legal team that will represent him in this challenge.
It consists of well-known First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams; former Solicitor General and former
judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Ken Starr; First Amendment Scholar and Dean
of the Stanford University Law School, Kathleen Sullivan; general counsel for the Madison Center for
Free Speech, James Bopp; and prominent Washington election lawyer Jan Baran.

As for the content of his legal challenge, McConnell simply said: "The complaint speaks for itself." A
summary of the legal challenge is attached. For a complete text of the suit filed today, go to the
following website - http://campaignfinance.stanford.edu.