Mike Levin: “One of these documents is an invitation to the Republican National Committee Annual Gala 1997, in which for $250,000…”

“One of these documents is an invitation to the Republican National Committee Annual Gala 1997, in which for $250,000, the contributors to the Republican National Committee get to attend a luncheon with Senate and House leadership and the Republican Senate and House committee chairmen of your choice. That is $250,000. You get a luncheon with the committee chairmen. Next is a 1992 Republican President's Dinner. Major contributors got a private reception, among other things, hosted by President and Mrs. Bush at the White House. And the Republican Eagles promised major contributors who became members of the Republican Eagles' contributor group 'foreign economic and trade missions,' in which the Eagles have been welcomed enthusiastically by heads of state, such as Premier Li Peng of the People's Republic of China. Again, Mr. President, I think the point Senator McCain very properly made is that we have a major, massive, bipartisan problem that is undermining public confidence in elections in this country. It is a bipartisan problem. It requires a bipartisan solution, and hopefully this coalition will stand together in the face of a filibuster and say, yes, you have a right to filibuster; that is your right, but we need not withdraw in the face of a filibuster. This problem is so huge that it requires action, and we cannot simply defer it year after year.…”