Frank Pallone: “I am outraged that tomorrow the Republican leadership is going to bring up a campaign finance bill that will essentially…”

“I am outraged that tomorrow the Republican leadership is going to bring up a campaign finance bill that will essentially allow a massive infusion of money from wealthy individuals and special interests to finance our congressional campaigns. Speaker Gingrich has said over and over again that there should be more money in politics, not less. He is quoted as saying that one of the greatest myths of modern politics is that ``Campaigns are too expensive. The political process in fact is underfunded. It is not overfunded. I would emphasize far more money in the political process.'' That is where we are. Under the guise of campaign finance reform, we are going to get a bill that allows the wealthy and the special interests to contribute even more. The public interest groups unanimously have come out opposed to this campaign finance bill tomorrow. The New York Times today says it is obscene, essentially, in their editorial. Even my fellow Republicans, rational in some cases, have come forward with a Dear Colleague letter they sent to their other Republican colleagues saying this is a travesty, and that this campaign finance bill should not pass. I hope we listen to that on both sides of the aisle.”