Victor Fazio: “I think it makes a bad proposal less bad, but I understand that the gentleman has the votes on his side, so I certainly…”

believe it or not, I would like to be here in the well tonight to congratulate the Republican leadership for finally relenting and allowing a fair debate on genuine campaign finance reform. Unfortunately, I cannot do it. The Republican…

I rise today in support of Shays-Meehan. The bipartisan bill will: Eliminate soft money contributions to political parties from individuals and organizations: Require disclosure of contributions for issue ads that target specific…

I think if we look at this amendment, it is obviously flawed in one sense, and that is that it only covers hard dollars. Triad Management is an organization that has gone out and organized all kinds of soft money bundling activities…

I rise in support of it, and want to express my deep thanks for the way in which the people I represent in agriculture in California have been treated in this bill and in prior bills. I have enjoyed greatly my opportunity to serve on this…