[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FREEDOM MUST NOT BE COMPROMISED IN THE NAME OF REFORM

  (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, for any democracy to work, it must have 
fair and honest elections. To have fair and honest elections, the 
people running for office must follow the law. Some people want to 
change those laws despite overwhelming evidence that they were broken 
during the last campaign by the Clinton-Gore reelection team.
  Madam Speaker, I support efforts to make our elections more fair and 
honest. I support giving the American people the best information 
possible about candidates. I support full disclosure, so that the 
voters know where the money is coming from. And I support the current 
laws that have been broken with regularity by the Clinton-Gore campaign 
team. But I will not support any so-called reform effort that limits 
the freedom of American citizens to participate in the political 
process.
  We must not compromise freedom in the name of reform.

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