    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [October 7, 1997]
    [Page 1307]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Senate Action on Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
    October 7, 1997

        Today was not the end of this fight for campaign finance reform but
    the beginning. The Republican leadership and a minority of the Senate
    used procedural maneuvers to block the obvious will of a majority of
    United States Senators to support bipartisan campaign finance reform
    legislation. I will fight for this measure as hard as necessary, for as
    long as necessary. And I call on all Senators to realize that the
    bipartisan McCain-Feingold measure is our best chance to move forward
    with reform.