Divvying up war chests; debate over campaign finance reform focuses on 'soft money.'
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Both the 105th Congress and Pres Bill Clinton view campaign finance reform as a top priority. Pres Clinton said as much during his victory speech on Nov 5, 1996, and Senators Russell Feingold and John McCain are planning to introduce a campaign finance bill similar to S. 1219, a bill of their which stalled last year. The senators plan to add a provision on foreign contributions to US campaigns, an issue previous campaign finance reform bills have not addressed.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Campaign finance legislation; election year debate looms on campaign finance reform
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House and Senate conferees are working to reconcile two campaign reform bills passed last year (S. 3 and H.R. 3750). Both bills contain provisions for public financing of campaigns and candidate spending limits, items which President Bush has promised will provoke a veto. The ABA supports partial public financing and contribution limits, but opposes mandatory spending limits.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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Take the pain out of contributing; complexities of campaign finance laws can cause the unwary to stumble
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Issues are discussed regarding the differences in campaign finance laws between jurisdictions, with federal law governing presidential and congressional campaigns and state law financings for state and local candidates. Rules for political contributions vary greatly between jurisdictions.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2000
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