[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM LEGISLATION

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Our constituents have every right to know exactly who is 
financing political campaign. That is why we must pass campaign finance 
reform. We must do it now, and this reform must require that all 
contributors and expenditures, including nonprofits, are disclosed.
  Currently, many expenditures are protected from disclosure under 
section 527 of the Tax Code. We hear from the Republicans that they 
favor reforming the Tax Code. Well, I suggest a perfect place to start 
is with 527 disclosure. With that start, we will restore faith in 
government. We will give our children a system that they will want to 
participate in. The American people want campaign finance reform.
  I urge my colleagues to sign the 527 discharge petition today. Our 
children are counting on us.

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