More than a year after Speaker Gingrich's famous handshake promise with President Clinton to address campaign finance reform, the House has yet to schedule a vote on any of the legitimate, bi-partisan reform proposals. We will block adjournment and force the House of Representatives to work through Thanksgiving and even Christmas and the New Year if the Republican majority attempts to sweep campaign finance reform under the House rug. Republicans refused to schedule a vote on campaign finance reform in the House and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott forced the Senate to vote on his bill to paralyze labor union involvement in elections instead of addressing the real problems and legitimate solutions to the campaign finance system. Fort Collins Congressman Bob Schaffer is sponsoring legislation similar to Lott's in the House.
Lets come to a middle ground.
Lets pass the reforms not aimed at hurting one party instead of another, but the reforms that will legitimately improve our campaign system.