Is Congress finally ready to pass campaign finance reform? Apparently not. Two pieces of legislation - a Republican-backed measure to limit the use of union money in campaigns, and the McCain-Feingold reform package - failed to gain the 60 votes needed to move forward. Afterward, Majority Leader Lott declared reform dead for 1997.
Reform Stumbles
Is Congress finally ready to pass campaign finance reform? Apparently not. Two pieces of legislation - a Republican-backed measure to limit the use of union money in campaigns, and the McCain-Feingold reform package - failed to gain the 60 votes needed to move forward. Afterward, Majority Leader Lott declared reform dead for 1997.
