Word: mccains
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problem with campaign-finance reform is that it threatens political speech, and that threat is evident in the bill co-sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), which has now reached an impasse in the Senate...
...bill would restrict political speech in three ways. First, by banning contributions of "soft money," McCain-Feingold would sharply restrict fund raising by political parties. The effect: less party advertising and advocacy...
...McCain-Feingold would also prohibit "coordinated expenditures" by parties on behalf of candidates who contribute more than $50,000 to their own campaigns. This would cut spending by candidates on campaigns or by parties in support of their candidates...
...JERSEY: How serious is Bill Clinton about campaign finance reform? That question is being asked Wednesday as the President hits the fund-raising road in what could well be described as a masterpiece of bad timing. One day after the McCain-Feingold bill was permanently mired in the Senate, Clinton will be attending no less than five fund-raisers here and in Philadelphia, hoping to raise a total of $2 million in soft money...
...President gave the usual defense: If you want me to stop playing the game, change the rules. "I'm not for unilateral disarmament," he told reporters Tuesday. But coming less than 24 hours after he promised to fight for McCain-Feingold "as hard and as long as necessary", his actions make his words ring somewhat hollow, according to opponents. "It would help to lead by example," said Ann McBride, president of Common Cause. Soft-money reform advocates claim McCain-Feingold is not dead, and that they will try to tack it on as an amendment to future bills. The bill...