[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 1997

  Mr. KIND of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, today the House of 
Representatives will adjourn at 4 p.m. without taking a vote on 
campaign finance reform. We should not be adjourning at this early hour 
with unfinished business still pending in the House. Mr. Speaker it is 
time that we stop the delaying tactics and allow a vote on campaign 
finance reform in the House.
  We have heard conflicting reports from the leadership of the majority 
party regarding whether we will be allowed to vote on campaign finance 
reform this year. The House majority leader opened the door on the 
possibility that a vote on campaign finance reform would take place 
this fall, the Senate majority leader has slammed that door shut. It is 
time that we end the waffling on this issue. It is time that we vote 
now.
  Mr. Speaker, I was elected to Congress because my constituents wanted 
me to work on the pressing issues of our time. They do not accept the 
fact that this House has never been given an opportunity to vote on 
campaign finance reform, and if they knew we were adjourning at 4 p.m. 
without taking action, they would be outraged. It is time to give the 
House an opportunity to vote on campaign finance reform. If not now, 
then when?

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