[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S12446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO PROCEEDING



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  On page S12446, October 2, 2007, the header ``Notice of Intent'' 
was erroneously printed.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read ``Notice of Intent 
to Object to Proceeding''.


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  Mrs. FEINSTEIN, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public 
Law 110-181, submitted her notice of intent to proceed to consider the 
bill (S. 223) to require the Senate candidates to file designations, 
statements, and reports in electronic form, dated Oct. 2, 2007, for the 
following reasons:


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  On page S12446, October 2, 2007, under ``Notice of Intent'', the 
following statement erroneously appears: Mrs. FEINSTEIN: Mr. 
President, I submit the following notice in writing: In accordance 
with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give 
notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend 
paragraph 2 of Rule XXII for the purpose of proposing to the bill 
(S. 223), the Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read as follows: Mrs. 
FEINSTEIN, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 
110-181, submitted her notice of intent to object to proceed to 
consider the bill (S. 223) to require Senate candidates to file 
designations, statements, and reports in electronic form, dated 
Oct. 2, 2007, for the following reasons:


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  Mr. President, I objected to Senator Ensign's proposed unanimous 
consent of September 27, 2007, to take up and vote on an amendment to 
S. 223, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, which is not germane 
to the underlying bill and has not been reviewed by the Rules and 
Administration Committee.
  The proposed Ensign amendment would require outside groups, such as 
advocacy and charitable organizations, that file ethics complaints to 
disclose their donors.
  His proposal to require limited debate and then a vote on the 
amendment before voting on S. 223 could be prevent the timely passage 
of the underlying bill before the 2008 election.
  Next year's presidential and congressional elections are expected to 
have record contributions to and expenditures by candidates for federal 
offices. Electronic filing by Senate candidates will provide timely 
reports of these activities.
  I believe the subject matter of the Ensign amendment would be best 
addressed first in the Rules Committee, where a hearing will provide an 
opportunity for all interested parties to express their views on this 
matter.

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