Political Quotes

“with daily speeches, repeated requests for recorded votes, motions to adjourn, and objections, we are attempting to convince the Republican leadership that it is less trouble to schedule a vote on campaign finance reform than to not schedule one. With a motion to adjourn, we are saying adjourn the special interests that corrupt the political process. With a motion to approve the Journal, we are saying approve a Journal that reflects real campaign finance reform. The announcement of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey] yesterday that in response to these Democratic procedural moves he would schedule something sometime on this issue I suppose is a step forward. It has taken 9 months, but we finally appear to have moved the Republican leadership from 'definitely no' to 'maybe sometime on something.' House Republicans should now give us a specific time and should work out the terms of debate. Only then will we have a true 'yes' to real campaign finance reform. To clean up the campaigns for 1998, we must act now.”