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On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
So in an era where we have to make genuinely hard decisions, to me, this is a no-brainer. This is a lot less important than a lot of the things that we need to consider and a lot of the decisions that we will have to make. There is leadership by lip service and there is leadership by example. If my friends on the other side think this is the appropriate thing--and certainly if the President thinks it, he ought to lead by example and participate in the system. If not, we ought to recognize it's broken, end it, save the money; and if somebody wants to rewrite a bill, then they ought to do that and let's introduce it and have that debate. But right now, this is money we can't afford to waste and this is a system that's broken. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 359. Let's get rid of this outdated system.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
govinfo.gov
Jan 26, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is addressing the need for reform in campaign finance and urging support for H.R. 359.

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