Sean Patrick Maloney: “We need to pass real reform. We need to pass campaign finance reform. Members of the other side of the aisle, they talk…”

“We need to pass real reform. We need to pass campaign finance reform. Members of the other side of the aisle, they talk about reforming the system. Yet the real reform, campaign finance reform, there has not been one single hearing on it in this Congress. How can the leadership of this House in good conscience talk about packing up and going home in October when they have not looked at, held a hearing, or done anything about the most crucial problem confronting this country? I am talking about campaign finance reform. It is rather typical. We talk about actually doing something and they pack their bags and head for the hills. Some of my colleagues find it easier to strike the gavel of adjournment rather than hammer out the tough decisions here in Washington. There must be a vote on campaign finance reform in this Congress before we go home to our districts. We must vote on this issue before we ask our constituents to vote for us.”