On the recordMarch 27, 1998
Let me remind all of my colleagues that we have a discharge petition at the Clerk's desk. It has 187 signatures on it. If we can get to 218 Members of the House who wish to see campaign finance reform, all ideas, the Shays-Meehan and all other ideas of serious debate on campaign finance reform, all we have to do is line up here at the Clerk's desk and get 218 signatures, and the regular order of the House will prevail, and we will be able to have the kind of discussion for campaign finance reform that I believe the overwhelming majority of Members on both sides of the aisle really would like to see. But it is up to us now. Since the leadership has ruled, rather arbitrarily, on how we shall proceed, it is up to Members of the House to use regular House order and sign the discharge petition.
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