[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mr. MEEHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the 20 Republicans who 
signed on to the bipartisan bill and thank all of the Democrats who 
signed on to the bipartisan bill, thank the thousands of people all 
over America who have been calling up for campaign finance reform; the 
League of Women Voters, Public Citizen, United We Stand, Common Cause. 
And let me just say we will not let this travesty that happened on the 
floor today hold us back from real campaign finance reform because the 
torch goes on and we will continue this fight.
  What we saw on the floor of the House today will result in outrage 
all across America because Americans are committed to changing the way 
we finance campaigns in America. So there will be a response, we will 
be back, and we will have real campaign finance reform after the 
November elections.

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