On the recordJuly 30, 1998
To conclude, Mr. Chairman, I would simply say this is an important effort in Shays-Meehan to stop the explosion of soft money and sham issue ads. It does not deal with many of the other issues that have been brought up in other campaign finance reform bills. It is a carefully crafted and balanced proposal, and many people who support it do not agree with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) and therefore, regrettably for him, would oppose the overall bill were this amendment to be adopted. So I hate to say it, but it is, in fact, the proverbial poison pill. It would cause the coalition to shatter and end up destroying what chance we have in this late hour in this Congress to take some fundamental steps forward, not perhaps addressing all of the issues that all the Members would like to have before us but making a real difference in the electoral process and in the restoration of confidence in the American political system.
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