This amendment is directly aimed at the independence of the Federal Elections Commission. It is aimed at no other commission. Its purpose is obvious--to eliminate a general counsel who has taken an independent position, following the Federal Election Commission's decision relative to soft money and other issues. We should not muzzle them. We should not throttle them. We should not destroy their independence.
Mike Levin: “This amendment is directly aimed at the independence of the Federal Elections Commission. It is aimed at no other…”
On the recordJuly 30, 1998
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Discussing an amendment related to the independence of the Federal Elections Commission.
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