[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      WE CAN TRUST AMERICANS TO DECIDE ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to respond to the 
disingenuous statements made by liberal colleagues on the other side of 
the aisle. The other side talks as if one side of the aisle is on the 
side of the angels and supports campaign finance reform and the other 
side is against campaign finance reform. How ironic that the side that 
made a mockery of campaign finance reform laws in the 1996 elections 
now feels qualified to adopt a holier-than-thou attitude on this issue.
  The truth is that the reforms that they are seeking are not even 
constitutional, which I guess is not surprising, given that post-
sixties liberals are no longer champions of free speech. The liberals 
want to limit political speech. We do not. I think the American people 
are well qualified to decide this issue, once they know the facts.

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