[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             WHERE IS OUR VOTE ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM?

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks and include extraneous 
material.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, yesterday the majority leader stated that 
it is his ``expectation that we will finally consider campaign finance 
reform,'' this fall. I have a message for my colleague from Texas. As 
of this past Monday, September 22, it is already fall.
  The American people have waited too long. They know the system is 
broken, and they want it fixed. The people lose faith day by day in our 
political system.
  Example: Tobacco industry gets $50 billion in a tax break; tobacco 
industry, single biggest contributor to the Republican Party in the 
last election. I do not know any working family in this country that 
got a $50 billion tax break. The American people understand this.
  The other body, in fact, has scheduled the vote; the President wants 
to pass a bill. I ask the Speaker of this House, where is our vote? 
And, yes, my colleagues, every single day the minority will use the 
tool available to them, calling for motions to adjourn, until they 
bring up campaign finance reform. The American people deserve it.




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