[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 79 (Tuesday, June 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 21, 1994]
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                        INCONSISTENCY OF THE DAY

  (Mr. SWIFT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWIFT. Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday night during the Republican 
special order on reform, my views on the lack of goals of the Joint 
Committee on Reorganization were attacked. I then have a legitimate 
opportunity to point out the inconsistency of their exercise.
  Earlier that same day, every Republican who participated in the 
reform special order cast a major vote against reform. They each voted 
to gut the Federal Election Commission budget for the coming year. The 
FEC is the primary agency responsible for overseeing campaign spending, 
for auditing candidates, and for enforcing the law. Yet to properly do 
its job the Commission needs adequate operating funds and substantially 
updated computer capabilities.
  It is the height of inconsistency to vote for what will result in 
poorer oversight and against reform in the afternoon and then 
participate that same night in a special order designed to convince the 
cable audience of your support for reform.
  I trust the appropriations conference will restore full funding to 
the Federal Election Commission so that this effort to smother and 
intimidate the Commission will be reserved.

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