    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [October 19, 1999]
    [Page 1825]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Senate Action on Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
    October 19, 1999

        Once again a minority in the Senate has blocked bipartisan campaign
    finance reform. The failure of the Senate to adopt real reform is a
    victory for the politics of cynicism, and it leaves unchecked the
    influence of moneyed special interests. I will not let the Senate's
    inaction deter us from our goal, which is to restore the public's faith
    in our political system. That is why I will continue to fight for
    passage of real, comprehensive campaign finance reform like that passed
    recently by the House. The people of this country want reform, and the
    Senate cannot stand in their way forever.