[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           WHITE HOUSE THREATENS TO KEEP CONGRESS IN SESSION

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Madam Speaker, the White House has threatened to keep the 
Congress in session until it brings up legislation to reform the 
current campaign laws. Well, that is fine with me. It will give both 
the House and Senate more time to examine in detail every campaign law 
that this administration broke during the last election.
  There are laws on the books against soliciting campaign funds from 
Federal property. There are laws on the books that prohibit campaign 
contributions from foreign services, especially the Communist Chinese. 
There are laws on the books that prohibit campaign events from 
occurring at Buddhist temples. These are just some of the abuses that 
we have already found in the Clinton-Gore reelection campaign.
  The President can keep us in session as long as he wants. It will 
give us much more time to examine in detail the emerging Clinton-Gore 
campaign scandal.

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