Sam Farr: “I rise today because we are finally getting around to campaign finance reform, which as many people know, I have…”

“I rise today because we are finally getting around to campaign finance reform, which as many people know, I have authored the major bill on campaign finance reform which will be debated. So the idea that we are debating campaign finance reform is music to my ears, but then I look at the way it has all been set up and I am reminded of the song in Musicman that goes, ``Talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, pick a little; talk, talk, talk, talk, pick a little, pick a little.'' Well, that is exactly what we are doing. We are talking a lot and we are picking it apart. There are 258 amendments to 11 different measures. I think the debate is designed to be confusing, it is designed to go on and on and on and on. It is designed to never have anyone coalesce around any one of the bills. Mr. Speaker, last night the Republican Party went out and raised $10 million, and today they are going to get up and talk about campaign finance reform. You bet we need it.”