[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, when it comes to finance 
reform, it seems our colleagues on the other side of the aisle would 
prefer to keep the focus on whether or not elected officials are using 
bad form rather than our desire for reform.
  Despite their best efforts, our message is finally being heard. I 
thought the Wall Street Journal put it well on Monday in their 
publication. The story read, and I quote, ``They,'' the Republican 
leadership, ``have been pushing for an independent counsel for months, 
but they have resisted calls for sweeping changes in campaign 
financing.''
  We are being heard in major publications, and we are being heard in 
the Senate where the Committee has apparently agreed to shift its focus 
from fingerpointing to problem-solving. But we need to be heard on this 
floor, and we need to bring campaign finance reform to the floor of 
this House for a vote before we recess.

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