Karen Bass: “in the 104th Congress the new Republican majority has made great strides in reforming Congress and restoring America's…”

“in the 104th Congress the new Republican majority has made great strides in reforming Congress and restoring America's faith in the honesty and integrity of this institution. Indeed, our accomplishments are a shining example of promises made and promises kept. Although we can be proud of these changes, one more vital reform remains, and that is campaign finance reform. Today I am introducing the Congressional Campaign Finance Reform Act to restore credibility and public confidence in elections. It includes provisions that bring elections back home by requiring a majority of campaign funds to be raised from in State sources, it emphasizes grassroots fundraising by reducing PAC contributions to $1,000 per election, and it controls the exorbitant costs of campaigns by allowing States to enact voluntary campaign spending limits as we have done in New Hampshire and in other States. For those of my colleagues who want to complete the reform of Congress that we started so well a year and-a-half ago, let us move forward, and I urge everyone to cosponsor my legislation or any of the other bills. Let us get a vote after the April recess.”