[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11171]
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                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and the minority 
leader, the Senator from South Dakota, I would like to correct the 
statement made by the majority leader in the Record. The majority 
leader indicated that he and the Senator from South Dakota had an 
understanding with regard to how to bring back the campaign finance 
reform issue.
  But the fact is that the agreement had not been reduced to writing, 
and that when it was reduced to writing, his understanding, that is, 
the understanding of the Senator from the State of South Dakota, my 
understanding, and the understanding of every member of our caucus was 
that the vehicle by which this would happen would be that we would 
bring back Senate bill 25, as modified.
  The agreement did not include that language. And there simply was no 
additional or new request made by anyone on our behalf. So I would like 
to correct that statement as well. That did not happen. We are hopeful 
that an agreement can be reached. But I do have to say, for the record, 
that it simply was not a correct representation of what happened with 
regard to the negotiations today.
  Thank you, Mr. President.

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