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Darlene Hooley: “After more than a year of stalling, the Republican leadership has finally agreed to schedule a vote on campaign finance…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 1998
After more than a year of stalling, the Republican leadership has finally agreed to schedule a vote on campaign finance reform this spring. I am thrilled about that. The question, though, is a vote on what? Will it be a vote on real reform, which includes a ban on unregulated soft money and more disclosure, like the American people want? Or will it be a vacant or destructive bill that is soft pedaled as reform? Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge you to do the right thing by bringing a bill that includes real reform to the floor for a vote. The American people will not settle for anything less.
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Darlene Hooley
Oregon

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Addressing the need for genuine campaign finance reform during a House floor speech.

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