[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2001-E2002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 9, 1997

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, today I stood on the steps of the Capitol with 
my fellow Democratic colleagues urging the leadership in the House and 
the Senate to allow a fair vote on campaign finance reform. A majority 
of the U.S. Senate, all the Democrats and a small number of courageous 
Republicans, have voted in favor of the McCain-Feingold campaign 
finance legislation. In the House we have not been given the 
opportunity to vote on any reform bill.
  After we leave today for the Columbus Day recess, with the 
leadership's stated desire to

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adjourn on November 7, we have only 3 weeks remaining in the 1997 
legislative session. We must move quickly to take action before we run 
out of time. I encourage the leadership to give the public what it 
desperately wants, campaign finance reform.
  Mr. Speaker, during the next week I will be traveling throughout my 
district in western Wisconsin. I will have to tell the people I 
represent that we have failed to even consider any of the campaign 
finance bills we currently have pending before Congress. I know that 
the people of western Wisconsin will not accept this answer. The people 
are tired of Congress unwilling to clean up our own house. Please give 
us a vote on this issue.

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