[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mr. SNYDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, on June 11, 1995, in a very famous photo, 
the Speaker of the House and the President of the United States shook 
hands and committed themselves to campaign finance reform. Over 2 years 
later, we have had over 85 bills introduced and none passed. Why is 
that? Because it is a tough issue. It is a very difficult issue that 
not only divides parties but divides us among our own parties.
  I encourage the membership to take a look at H.R. 2183, the freshman 
bill. It is bipartisan. It does the doable. It stops the large 
donations from unions, corporations, and wealthy individuals, those 
huge soft money donations that threaten our system.
  H.R. 2183, I believe, takes a step in the right direction, not a bill 
for all time but it is a good, important first step.

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