[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]




               THERE MUST BE TRUE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute).
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to say I am very pleased to 
see that this Republican bill went down to defeat today and also to see 
that so many Republicans actually joined with the Democrats in 
defeating the bill. I think it shows that there is some sense in this 
House, and once again people have risen up and recognized that we have 
to have true campaign finance reform and the way of the Republican 
leadership, which is just let more wealthy people, more special 
interests and more money be basically the basic tenet of financing a 
campaign is not the way to go.
  Now we have the opportunity, I think, to move toward true campaign 
finance reform that limits the amount that can be spent on a campaign 
and that looks to different sources of income for the campaign other 
than just wealthy contributors.

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