[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: February 2, 1994]
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                         A CALL FOR REAL REFORM

  (Mr. HORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, last year was supposed to be the ``Year of 
Reform.'' Again and again, we heard promises that ``Reform Week is 
coming.'' November was even called ``Reform Month.'' But campaign 
reform did not pass. The leadership forced an empty shell of reform 
through the House. After the President had promised in the 1992 
campaign to fight the undue influence of Political Action Committees 
[PAC's], he gave up the fight and the result is that not one dime less 
is to be spent by the political action committees to elect Members.
  Now is the time to see what the leadership really meant by reform. 
Where is the conference committee? Where is the campaign reform bill? 
Those of us who are serious about reform want to see what the 
Democratic leadership of the House and Senate honestly support. Where 
is the ban on the corrupt influence of PAC money? Where is the ban on 
soft money? Where is the limit on donations by the big spenders from 
outside the district?
  Mr. Speaker, schedule the conference committee now. Then we can move 
beyond the charade of reform of H.R. 3 onto a bipartisan agreement with 
real limits on the out-of-control campaign finance system. Million-
dollar House campaigns should end now. The American people demand it. 
Most of the freshmen demand it. Hold conference committee meetings now.

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