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On the recordJune 28, 1989
It is also designed to reform the system of campaign finance under which in the 1980's House incumbents have a 97.7-percent reelection rate and Senate incumbents an 85-percent reelection rate.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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White House Fact Sheet on the President's Campaign Finance Reform Proposals

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