Political Quotes

“the operative word is ``finance.'' This is about campaigns, this amendment. I agree, frankly, with the intent of the author of this amendment. I agree so many times with my friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant). But campaign finance is about raising money and spending money and reelecting Federal candidates. That is what we have been working on here. This actually is a legitimate issue. It is like combining school vouchers with a higher education bill. They are both education, but they do not belong together. This issue does not belong in this bill. We need to pass this bill clean, and we need to vote down this amendment, even though I agree with the intent of the author, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Peterson).”