Political Quotes

“Well, if we want to do some work on this issue, then we will spend the day doing it on this issue, if that is what the majority wants. Or, as I say, I make an invitation: If we want to do something constructive about campaign finance reform, let's pass what the House did last night and do it before the Fourth of July recess. Let's make a goal when we get back, in that 3-week period, that we get rid of soft money, that corrupting influence on political campaigns. Early in this century, there was a decision made by the Congress that we would not have soft money, corporate money, in Federal elections. The Supreme Court turned that on its head and now soft money is the money of choice, putting millions of dollars in these Federal elections. That is the invitation I make to the majority. Let's do 527 tomorrow and do soft money when we get back. I know my time is gone. I want to move on with this bill. But the choice is that of the majority as to what we are going to do.”