[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HANDSHAKES DEFEAT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM 1-0

  (Mr. SNYDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, in June of 1995 in a very famous handshake, 
the President and the Speaker of this House shook hands and committed 
themselves to campaign finance reform. I can speak since then on the 
commitment of our President to campaign finance reform. I know he would 
support that bill because in Arkansas he took it to the streets to get 
signatures on campaign finance reform for Arkansas and was successful.
  What has happened since then? Nothing. We have had no bills come to 
the floor of this House for a vote. Here we are halfway through the 
session at the end of the year, we are going to adjourn probably 
tomorrow and what is the final score, Mr. Speaker? The final score is 
handshakes 1, campaign finance reform nothing. That is a poor record 
for this Congress. It is a poor record for the Republican leadership of 
this Congress. Next year we need to do better.

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