Dana Rohrabacher: “Obviously, if we just listen very closely to what is being said here, these gentlemen are trying to cut off other…”

“Obviously, if we just listen very closely to what is being said here, these gentlemen are trying to cut off other avenues for ordinary Americans to raise money for their campaigns, leaving the political arena in the control of such wealthy Americans that every Member of this body who is not rich shudders at the thought of having a wealthy candidate in their district step forward and pump so much money in that he or she will be eliminated just because they just cannot raise the money in small increments. The Shays-Meehan supposed reform is making this problem worse, and by not accepting this amendment, I am afraid that they are disclosing themselves at just how effective they think their own bill is going to be.”