On the recordFebruary 15, 2000
What I want to say is this: I agree with you. This should not be an issue decided on what is the best thing for my party, okay? I do not make that kind of decision when I look at this legislation. I think about what is best for the country. It looks to me like when everyone in the country knows that special interests here in Washington are giving millions of dollars at a time to gain access, to maybe put a bill on the floor or keep a bill off the floor and to influence legislation, then it really hurts the process. But I would also say this: the bill that we passed here in the House of Representatives, the Shays-Meehan bill, that was a fair bill. It was fair to both parties. Both parties have been involved in this soft money issue, both sides have used issue ads. In my opinion, this is a fair bill, and we ought to talk about that for a bit.
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