Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bill $25, which is co-sponsored by 30 Democrats, would ban all soft money contributions, those which are given to political parties for "party" activities that do not directly benefit individual candidates...
...limits the flow of soft money into the system," he said...
McCain said many politicians are "scared to death" about the ban on soft money because it would force them to raise money in smaller increments and from more donors...
...bill is both explicit and vague; that is, it calls for a ban on soft money and leaves the rest to judicial interpretation. And whether or not money is removed as the "dominant force," from campaigns, as the bill's co-sponsor Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) enthusiastically wrote in 1995, will remain to be seen...
...Senator Feingold and I will keep pressing our case even if we fail tomorrow. We will offer a ban on soft money to whatever legislation is next considered by the Senate," he said...