[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           KILLER CONGRESSMEN

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, yesterday's Washington Post headlines says 
it all: GOP Kills McCain Tobacco Bill. And in this body the Republicans 
leadership is trying to derail campaign finance reform.
  Let me add what the Philadelphia Inquirer says today: Killer 
Congressmen. So unfair to call this a do-nothing Congress. Top 
Republicans on the Hill are putting in a lot of hard work right now. 
Think it is easy to kill off the tobacco bill and campaign financing 
reform at the same time? That is what they did yesterday, and that is 
what they continue to try to do.
  The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrich) and his minions are killing 
off campaign finance reform. It is an astute gamble. Thwarting the 
Shays-Meehan bill may hurt their ability to pose as reformers, but it 
will keep open the soft money spigot they count on to hold their House 
majority.
  What more proof do we need that our political system is hopelessly 
broken? Vote to fix our political system, vote to end big money in 
campaigns, and vote for real campaign finance reform. Vote for the 
Meehan-Shays bill.

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