Political Quotes

“That is exactly right. It was a bipartisan bill. I worked with Senator McCain who did an outstanding job working this bill and trying to get Members of the Republican Party to support this bill. What happened? The Republicans killed that bill in the U.S. Senate. I worked diligently with Senator McCain on that. He did a great job. But the Republican majority in the Senate killed that bill. I testified before a Senate committee over there. The fact of the matter is that the increases in campaign contributions that the Republican Party are enjoying at this point I think prevents any real campaign finance reform. Just for the record, that bill over in the Senate that the gentleman from California [Mr. Farr] mentioned is a bipartisan bill. It is not about Democrats or Republicans. I recognize the fact that we cannot get a bill to the President without Republican support. That is why I went out and worked with the Republicans to get a bill that we could agree on, a bipartisan bill. But it has to limit how much money is spent. Otherwise, it is not real reform. I am delighted to have had this opportunity to speak out about my bipartisan bill and the really sorry state of affairs that we are faced with here on Reform Week, day 3, I guess. We are going to leave tomorrow, I guess, not doing anything in terms of any of the reforms that were advertised, including campaign finance reform.”