[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 75 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PEOPLE WANT REAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
(Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, today is the third anniversary of President
Clinton's handshake agreeing with Speaker Gingrich to have real
campaign finance reform here in the House of Representatives.
Last night, the majority whip actually said when he was talking about
campaigning, and I quote him, he said, ``We don't spend enough money in
campaigns.''
While he and his cohorts talked against a constitutional amendment
that he himself brought to the House of Representatives, it was
absolutely clear to everybody listening that they do not get it. They
do not understand that the people of this country want a real debate
about campaign finance reform. They do not want a ruse. They do not
want stalling. And the people of this country want back into the
election process.
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