[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E828]
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                REMOVING NAME AS CO-SPONSOR ON H.R. 513

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2005

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I have always supported meaningful efforts 
to curtail the increasing influence of money in the political process, 
and I will continue to do so. As our existing campaign reform laws 
continue to evolve in the real world, I find myself with a growing 
discomfort that H.R. 513, the 527 Reform Act of 2005, though altruistic 
in principle, may actually limit voices too dramatically without 
offering other alternatives as it attempts to rein in the 
disproportionate effect of large contributions. Because of these 
misgivings, I am at this time removing my name as a co-sponsor of this 
legislation. I reserve a final decision on whether I would sponsor H.R. 
513 in the future or eventually support its passage to a later date.

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