[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REPUBLICAN TACTICS ARE A SHAM

  (Mr. FARR of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to show my shock at 
this House's procedure in bringing up campaign finance reform.
  Let us recall a little bit of history. When the Democrats were in 
control of this House, we passed out campaign finance reform in every 
session. The bill was vetoed by President Bush, the bill that we passed 
out was filibustered by the Republican Senate, and now, when the 
President of the United States comes to this hall and asks the 
Republican leadership to give a campaign finance reform bill to him, 
last year and they failed, they have now scheduled it the same day that 
they are sending half the House to New Mexico for a funeral, they are 
limiting debate to 20 minutes, and they are requiring a two-thirds 
vote.
  Now, if we do not need some reform of the reform, then we are crazy. 
This is a sham, and the American public will know it is a sham and 
demand campaign finance reform in a true fashion, such as the 
Democratic bill or the Shays-Meehan bill, be voted on in this House 
with a good, solid debate.

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