[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, when it seemed they had no promises left 
unbroken, the Gingrich Republicans have apparently decided to break yet 
another promise on cleaning up this Congress.
  As over 200 Members of this House stood strong outside this door 
signing a petition, demanding that campaign finance reform be debated 
here on the floor of the Congress in a fair and bipartisan manner, 
Speaker Gingrich grew desperate, and he came forward and said, if you 
will not have that kind of reform, we will vote on campaign finance 
reform no later than May 15.
  On my calendar, that is next week. Yet, word is circulating that the 
Gingrich Republican leadership, which has done practically nothing in 
this entire Congress on anything, has decided to do absolutely nothing 
on campaign reform in the entire month of May.
  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the matter of cleaning up corruption, 
they know that each day of delay will assure the death of real reform.

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