Bill Clinton actually said...

I am writing to you, pursuant to 11 CFR Part 200, to request that you take action under your existing statutory authority to ban 'soft money' and end the system under which both political parties compete to raise unlimited sums from individuals, labor unions, and corporations.

06/03/1997

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