[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E351]
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                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 11, 1998

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, we are now less than two weeks away from your 
promised date for a vote on campaign finance reform, yet we have no 
direction from you about what will or will not be considered.
  There are plenty of bills that have been drafted that begin to 
address the overwhelming amount of money being spent on our elections. 
I have been active with my freshman colleagues in drafting the 
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act, I think it is a good bill, but there 
are others. The question Mr. Speaker is, what kind of vote will we be 
allowed to take. Will the vote be a clean vote which clearly shows who 
supports campaign finance reform and who doesn't or will the vote 
contain poison pills that will cloud the issue. It is incumbent upon us 
as Members of Congress to make clear our position on this important 
issue.
  We are counting on you, Mr. Speaker, to allow a fair, clean vote on 
campaign finance reform so the people of this nation know where we 
stand, once and for all. The people of my district will not accept 
``no'' for an answer.

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