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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “My colleagues, it is true that our children are vulnerable, but not to law-abiding citizens who obey existing laws. They…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2000
My colleagues, it is true that our children are vulnerable, but not to law-abiding citizens who obey existing laws. They are vulnerable to those who refuse to enforce existing laws and those who would break campaign laws. Yet our friends from the left will get up and talk about campaign finance reform. I would remind this body again, to have the Clinton-Gore gang talk about campaign finance reform is akin to Bonnie and Clyde at the height of their crime spree holding a press conference demanding tougher penalties for bank robbers. It is absurd. We embrace the Constitution, we embrace enforcing and abiding by existing law, and all the laws in the world make no difference if they are not obeyed.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Addressing campaign finance reform and enforcement of existing laws.

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