[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL

  (Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, our guest chaplain today 
called upon us to find the courage to make the tough decisions before 
us for the sake of the American people. A timely blessing indeed, for 
this week we will consider campaign finance reform.
  I support a bipartisan measure to reform the process. But the 
Republican leadership will present us with a very partisan campaign 
finance measure which contains some of the very worst ideas on campaign 
finance reform. The so-called Paycheck Protection Act is completely 
unbalanced and will not work. The Voter Eligibility Verification Act 
discriminates against voters, is deeply flawed, is not needed, will not 
work and has nothing to do with campaign finance reform.
  The Republican bill also does nothing to ban soft money and raises 
contribution limits for donations to Federal candidates. This bill 
takes a giant step in the wrong direction. This has been called a 
charade, a sham. Mr. Speaker, let us vote on the real thing for the 
sake of the American people.

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