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James Norton: “Mr. Chairman, a Presidential spokesman has just said good things about Shays-Meehan and Ney-Wynn. After Enron I suspect…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
Mr. Chairman, a Presidential spokesman has just said good things about Shays-Meehan and Ney-Wynn. After Enron I suspect the President to ultimately choose Shays-Meehan, and so should we. Opponents have now put forward a substitute they have always argued was unconstitutional because it bans all soft money. Shays-Meehan skillfully threads its way through the constitutional thicket to conform with the Buckley Supreme Court decision. The President sees no way around Enron and campaign finance reform. I think he will shortly see that all roads to reform lead to Shays-Meehan.
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James Norton
Ohio
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Discussing campaign finance reform and the Shays-Meehan bill in light of the Enron scandal.

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