[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E543-E544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, today we will adjourn for the Easter recess 
without having had a debate on campaign finance reform. The leadership 
of this House may believe they made good on their promise to allow a 
vote, but they have not. The House leadership may think they have 
fooled the public into believing that they took action, they are wrong. 
Frankly Mr. Speaker, I am outraged that we have not taken action on 
this important issue.
  Over the next two weeks I will be holding a Town Hall meeting in each 
of the sixteen counties which I represent in western Wisconsin. Having 
traveled throughout my district no one has told me that we need more 
money in politics. They have asked me to pass meaningful reform, to 
take the big money out of the process and return campaigns to the 
people. At my Town Hall meetings I will tell my constituents that the 
leadership has denied me the right to vote on limiting the influence of 
big money in campaigns.
  When we return at the end of April I hope we will make a serious 
effort to fix our campaign finance system. The people of my district 
have told me not to take ``no'' for an answer.

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