    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 4 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
    [Pages 142-143]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Financing

    January 24, 2000

        The Court's opinion is a victory for democracy. The American people
    know that our political system needs to be fixed, and today's decision
    sets the stage for further reform. For years, I've challenged Congress
    to pass legislation that would ban the raising of unregulated soft
    money, address backdoor spending by outside organizations, and
    strengthen public discourse. Now I am again

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    asking Congress to restore the American people's faith in their
    democracy and pass real reform this year.