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Ron Johnson: I appreciate the yielding, and I, too, appreciate the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] staying here tonight and…

On the recordSeptember 10, 1997
I appreciate the yielding, and I, too, appreciate the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] staying here tonight and adding to our voices, because a veteran voice is needed here with the freshmen voices people are hearing. We may think we are speaking to an empty House, but we know that across the country people are listening. People have been waiting for this word, and the word is rising up, not just here in Washington but across the country, that campaign finance reform is the order of the day. People want to hear about it, people want to know about it, and I am especially pleased as a member of the freshman class that we are able to offer something. If it is my understanding, we have at least one promise. We have a promise to be heard in a committee; is that correct?
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing the need for campaign finance reform during a House floor speech.

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