[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 846]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ETHICS AND LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the matters before the Senate have been 
here. There are no restrictions on any amendments that have been 
offered. We disposed of some campaign finance amendments that were 
offered yesterday. I know the amendments were offered in good faith, in 
good conscience by the authors of the amendments. I agree with the 
author of those amendments, that we need to take a look at campaign 
finance reform, but I think it should be done in the right way and that 
is to have hearings.
  I believe we need extensive hearings on these matters. And both 
Senator Bennett and Senator Feinstein have agreed to do that. So if 
there are other campaign finance matters, we would approach those in 
the same manner as we did these.
  It is very important we finish this legislation. We are going to do 
the very best we can to do that, and we are going to finish it next 
week.
  Now, I told the Republican leader, late last night, that I am 
thinking of filing cloture tomorrow or Tuesday on this matter. I think 
people have had every opportunity to offer amendments, to debate those 
amendments. I am sure there will be others that will be offered and 
debated, I hope, today. It is an important piece of legislation. But I 
hope people would do their best to direct it toward what we are trying 
to do; that is, ethics and lobbying reform.

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