Buried in the budget released by the White House Wednesday is a provision we can definitely get behind–requiring Senate candidates to file their fundraising reports electronically.

Unlike House members, Senators file their fundraising reports on paper. They are then scanned in by government employees (and can be hundreds of pages!) and uploaded. It’s inefficient and makes it hard for people to track which interests are handing out cash to Senate candidates.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont) has introduced legislation to require electronic filing for Senate fundraising reports. It’s good to see the administration on board too.