[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         EVERYONE TAKES CREDIT

  (Mr. FARR of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, yesterday everyone in the 
leadership took credit for getting the budget deal. It demonstrated 
that leadership means that we can get things done when we pull 
together.
  But where is the leadership in campaign reform? The President stood 
here in this room and asked for it by the Fourth of July. Members of 
the House and Senate have both introduced comprehensive legislation. 
They have introduced legislation to do it in small ways or big ways. 
Yet nothing is moving, Mr. Speaker. Nothing is moving.
  However, soon we will see big contributions moving into the coffers 
of the Republican Party. It seems only smart that we should have a vote 
on campaign reform before someone suggests that there is a link between 
tax breaks and campaign contributions. The public wants a vote, Mr. 
Speaker. The President wants a vote. I authored a comprehensive 
campaign reform, H.R. 600. I want a vote. This House wants a vote. When 
do we get it?

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