[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    MORE ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, we need to vote on and pass 
campaign finance reform. The Speaker has said that there is not enough 
money in the system. Yet everyone else knows that there is too much 
money in the system.
  In the 1996 elections, soft money rolled into campaigns at a record 
level. We need to ban soft money. The American people want elections, 
not auctions to the highest bidder or the person who can spend the most 
money to buy and win an election.
  The opposition party has budgeted $12 to $15 million to investigate 
the 1996 campaigns, yet they have not scheduled one hearing on how to 
reform the election process. We need to legislate, not just 
investigate.
  Mr. Speaker, you promised the President in the famous handshake in 
New Hampshire that you would vote on and work and pass campaign finance 
reform. Mr. Speaker, it is time to turn the promise of your handshake 
into the reality of a law.

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