[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.