[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6922]
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                    CALL FOR GENUINE CAMPAIGN REFORM

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my 
friend from Texas and certainly I think we all share great concerns 
about campaign finance, especially great concerns about those who do 
not seem to be able to follow existing law. Mr. Speaker, as we talk 
about campaign finance, let us join together to acknowledge that one 
thing should be done at the outset, to have people of both parties obey 
existing law. But for some to come to this Chamber and call for 
campaign finance reform in the light of recent reports is akin to 
having John Dillinger back in his heyday call a press conference and 
say there ought to be tighter rules against bank robbery.
  Mr. Speaker, the facts are clear. I ask my friends on the other side 
to join with me for genuine campaign reform, including the inclusion of 
the Paycheck Protection Act so that working people will not have their 
wages taken coercively to go to political causes with which they do not 
agree.

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