[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, since the very first day of this Congress, 
Democrats have been urging our Republican colleagues to take action on 
campaign finance reform. Democrats believe that we need to stop the 
flow of money into politics, and we have used every single procedure at 
our disposal to attempt to force a vote on this issue.
  But despite his famous handshake with President Clinton 2 years ago, 
the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Gingrich] has thus far refused to act 
on the issue, refused to schedule a hearing, refused to schedule 
debate. He has refused to schedule a vote on campaign finance reform.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats believe and the American people believe that 
our political system is broken and that it needs fixing. The Republican 
leader of the other body finally caved in to Democratic pressure and 
has promised to vote on campaign finance reform.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask, ``Where is our vote in the House of 
Representatives, in the people's House?''

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