Sam Gejdenson: “Mr. Speaker, I am sure the gentleman is earnest; but the gentleman is just factually wrong. I will tell the gentleman…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am sure the gentleman is earnest; but the gentleman is just factually wrong. I will tell the gentleman why. I will tell the gentleman in what way. We passed campaign finance reform as Democrats in 1971 and had to override Nixon's veto. We passed campaign finance reform in 1974, and it got signed into law. We passed campaign finance reform in the 1992, and George Bush vetoed it. We passed campaign finance reform when Bill Clinton got to town. It passed the House, it passed the Senate, and the Republicans in the Senate filibustered it to death. We had a real debate. We gave people a chance to offer an amendment. That is the difference here.”