[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ``SO-CALLED'' CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I hope the Republican majority does not 
think that they can actually pass off their ``so-called'' campaign 
finance bill as genuine reform. The American people are much smarter. 
All they have to do is pick up the morning papers where newspaper 
editorial boards are calling their bluff.
  The New York Times titles their piece ``Campaign Finance Charades'' 
and says, ``Next, Gingrich has a plan to snooker Americans yearning for 
a cleanup of their corrupt election finance system.''
  The Times calls this bill ``sham legislation dressed up to look like 
reform.'' The Times is not alone. The Washington Post editorial, titled 
``Mocking Campaign Reform'' says, ``The leadership has put together a 
mock reform bill to create the impression of action, but none of the 
risk.''
  We can go on and on and on. The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, 
every public group that has focused in on trying to clean up the 
campaign finance reform system agrees that the Republican proposal is a 
sham.
  Let us pass McCain-Feingold II.

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