Asa Hutchinson: “it is my pleasure to come today to talk about a very important subject, and that is campaign finance reform. I think a…”

“it is my pleasure to come today to talk about a very important subject, and that is campaign finance reform. I think a legitimate question at this point can be, where are we and where are we going in the House and Senate on campaign finance reform? We have seen the Senate try to address this issue. They brought up the McCain-Feingold bill. They came to a stalemate in the Senate, neither side winning, but simply could not get the 60 votes necessary to move that issue forward. I believe that the issue now turns back to the House to see what are we going to do, what are we going to do for the American public. I believe we have a tremendous opportunity now to address the issue seriously, through our policy conference, through our committees, and to make some constructive suggestions and legislative enactments in regard to this important issue. We also have the opportunity to create some momentum, which this issue seriously needs. So I believe that we have that opportunity, and I would urge my colleagues in the House to get behind the effort to reform our campaign finance laws.”