Victor Fazio: “It has become obvious to most Americans that there is far too much money in politics today, giving wealthy special…”

“It has become obvious to most Americans that there is far too much money in politics today, giving wealthy special interests far too much influence in the election campaigns and decreasing the voice of every-day working Americans in their own government. Fearful of the effect of big money in our political system, the Democrats have for years been fighting for changes in the campaign finance laws; however, each time reform legislation has passed this House, it has been ultimately rebuffed, either by President Bush's veto or by more recent series of Republican-led filibusters in the Senate. Having for so long resisted Democratic efforts to limit campaign spending, the new majority recently offered its plan for changing our political system, and what was that plan of the Republican leadership? Put most plainly, the majority's so-called campaign reform was to vastly increase the role of money in politics by enormously increasing all contribution limits.”