[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6028]
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                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, later today I will introduce a bipartisan 
commission bill on campaign finance reform, something I talked about in 
1990--not last week or last year, and it is in the Record. In fact, 
Senator Mitchell and I even experimented with our own limits 
commission. The problem was there was not any enforcement there, so 
Congress did not do anything.
  I am no rocket scientist, and I have been here long enough to know 
that if Republicans were in charge, we will try to have a bill better 
for us, and if the Democrats are in charge, they will want a bill that 
is better for them. I will introduce a bill later, along with a 
statement calling for a bipartisan commission which would have some 
teeth in it so, if they made recommendations, Congress would act up or 
down. I hope it is something we could get our arms around. It will not 
happen soon, but I think we need to focus on it.
  We are into another election cycle. I know there is a lot of 
criticism by a lot of people about fundraising. None of us likes to do 
it. I do not. I believe we can address this in a responsible, objective 
way by finding people outside of politics who understand the problem 
and can deal with it and treat all of us fairly, whether we are, again, 
Republicans or Democrats. I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair advises that under a 
previous order, the time between 10 o'clock and 12 noon is under the 
control of the Senator from Oklahoma. The Chair recognizes the Senator 
from Oklahoma.

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