[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: January 26, 1994]
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                        CAMPAIGN REFORM IS VITAL

  (Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise his remarks.)
  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, the President today is receiving kudos, and 
deservedly so, for the delivery of his State of the Union speech from 
the platform just behind me. He is receiving those compliments based 
not just on the solid content of his speech but also on his very 
animated and effective delivery.
  I was pleased as I sat in the audience to hear him recount many of 
the successes of his first year in office--the passage of the North 
American Free-Trade Agreement, the adoption of deficit reduction 
measures, and passage of the Brady bill--all of which I helped the 
President to achieve, and I was proud of that.
  I am, however, disappointed and sad that only one very peripheral 
mention was made last night by the President about campaign finance 
reform, because, unless and until we reduce the money spent on 
campaigns and reduce the influence of the special interests in how 
Members of Congress are elected, then it seems to me we really have not 
dealt with the issues facing the American people. Their faith and trust 
and confidence in government have ebbed, and we need to reassure them. 
Passage of campaign reform will do it.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope there is time for us to do this during this very 
busy session of Congress.

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