I think that is for the voters to decide in your district, frankly. If they do not like where your money is coming from, you have to publicize it. It is a public record, and the newspapers pick it up the moment it is of public record. And we see that because our campaign reports, everybody in this House had to file them, and I think they become public record any day now, and you will see the stories all next week about where contributions are coming from. That gives the voters in the District an ability to decide whether they like what they are seeing or not. I am not sure that is so broken that it needs that kind of fixing, because I think that if you do not put limits on what the individual can contribute, the advantage all goes to the wealthy, and I do not think that is fair. I do not want to take any more of the gentleman's time. I really appreciate this colloquy with you tonight.
Sam Farr: “I think that is for the voters to decide in your district, frankly. If they do not like where your money is coming from…”
On the recordJuly 17, 1996
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Discussing campaign finance transparency and its impact on voters.
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