[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H3964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               INFLUENCE PEDDLING OF SO-CALLED REFORMERS

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to the 
words of my friend from California, and I just find it ironic; he hails 
from a State that once championed the free speech movement at Berkeley, 
and today on this floor, with a rule that will allow to come to the 
floor amendments that doctor the so-called campaign reform bill, we 
will have a chance to see just how corrupting a process can be.
  Talk about dirty money, Mr. Speaker. Take a look at the influence-
peddling of the so-called reformers.
  The simplest way to handle this would be to heed the words of Mr. 
Justice Brandeis who said that sunlight is the best disinfectant. Yes, 
it is going to be very enlightening, and I find it fascinating that my 
friends on the left suddenly now find it unfair to completely debate 
this important issue. Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice. Today the 
American people will find out just how corrupt and curious the process 
has become.

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