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Russ Feingold: I appreciate the comment. Let me indicate, as I indicated before, if the process of debating campaign finance reform…

On the recordSeptember 10, 1998
I appreciate the comment. Let me indicate, as I indicated before, if the process of debating campaign finance reform would ever be permitted to involve the normal amending process, without even insisting on giving up the right to filibuster, that that is the critical element, because without that, we are not in a position here to do what was done in the House where there was a lot of debate over many months, but they were able to offer amendments. Here, as soon as we won on the Snowe-Jeffords amendment, it was over, there were no more amendments. This has happened three times now.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing the need for a normal amending process in campaign finance reform debates.

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