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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Opening statement of:

Hon. Mitch McConnell, chairman, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ken-

tucky

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Herbert E. Alexander, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University
of Southern California; Director Emeritus, Citizen's Research Founda-
tion, Silver Spring, MD

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Roger Pilon, Vice President, Legal Affairs, and Director, Center for Con-
stitutional Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, DC

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Derek Cressman, Campaign Finance Analyst, United States Public Inter-
est Research Group, Washington, DC

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Appendix 10. "Electoral March Madness," Washington Post, May 17,
2000

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Hon. Don Nickles, member, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma

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Laurence E. Gold, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO, Washington,
DC

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David S. Fortney, Washington, DC

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Prepared statement of:

Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah

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Laura W. Murphy, Director, Washington Office, American Civil Liberties
Union, Washington, DC

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E. Joshua Rosenkranz, President and CEO, Brennan Center for Justice,
NYU School of Law, New York, NY

663

James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free
Speech, Terre Haute, IN

669

Material submitted for the record:

Appendix 34. Memorandum from League of Women Voters, Sept. 28, 1999

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Appendix 35. ACLU vote list for 103rd and 104th Congresses
Appendix 36. Chart titled “60-Day Blackout"

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Appendix 37. Rebuttal to Brennan Center Study submitted by Chairman
McConnell

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Appendix 38. “McCain vs. Madison," by Michael Barone, National Review,
Mar. 20, 2000; "Do Public Interest Groups that Push Campaign Reform
Really Represent Citizens?," by Chuck Raasch, Gannett News Service,
June 13, 1997

Appendix 39. Questions submitted for the record from Members and
answers submitted by witnesses

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POLITICAL SPEECH ON THE INTERNET

MAY 3, 2000

Opening statement of:

Hon. Mitch McConnell, chairman, a U.S. Senator from the State of Kentucky

737

Hon. Christopher J. Dodd, ranking member, a U.S. Senator from the
State of Connecticut

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Testimony of:

A panel consisting of:

Hon. Conrad Burns, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana
Hon. Robert Bennett, a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah

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A panel consisting of

Hon. David M. Mason, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission,
Washington, DC

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Hon. Karl L. Sandstrom, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission,
Washington, DC

760

Prepared statement of:

Hon. Conrad Burns, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana

741

Hon. David M. Mason, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission,
Washington, DC

755

Hon. Karl L. Sandstrom, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission,
Washington, DC

762

Material submitted for the record:

Appendix 40. Reprint from campaign web site of George W. Bush, Republican presidential candidate

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Appendix 41. Reprint from Federal Election Commission web site
Appendix 42. Reprint from "tray.com" web site

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Appendix 43. Letter from Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, May 8, 2000

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Appendix 44. S. 1747, the Internet Freedom Protection Act

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Appendix 45. Statement of ACLU regarding application of FECA to the
Internet

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LEGISLATIVE REMEDIES

MAY 17, 2000

Opening statement of:

Hon. Mitch McConnell, chairman, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Testimony of:
A panel consisting of:

Hon. Chuck Hagel, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska

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Hon. J. Robert Kerrey, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska
Hon. Mary L. Landrieu, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana
Hon. Spencer Abraham, a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan
Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison, member, a U.S. Senator from the State
of Texas

A panel consisting of:

Hon. Ernest F. Hollings, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina
Hon. Jack Reed, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island
Prepared statement of:

Hon. J. Robert Kerrey, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska
Hon. Spencer Abraham, a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan
Hon. Ernest F. Hollings, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina
Material submitted for the record:

Appendix 46. "Flood of Secret Money Erodes Election Limits," Washing-
ton Post, May 15, 2000

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Appendix 47. Letter from Hon. John McCain and Hon. Russ Feingold, to Hon. Christopher Dodd, ranking member of the Committee on Rules and Administration, May 17, 2000

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Appendix 48. Statement submitted for the record by Joan Claybrook, president, Public Citizen, May 17, 2000

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Appendix 49. S. 1816, Open and Accountable Campaign Funding Act of 2000 (Hagel-Kerrey)

Appendix 50. S. 2565, Campaign Finance Reform and Disclosure Act of 2000 (Hutchison)

Appendix 51. S.J. Res. 6 (Hollings)

Appendix 52. S. 1502, Campaign Spending Control Act of 1999 (Reed)
Appendix 53. S. 2269, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1979 to ban soft money donations, increase individual contribution
limits to candidates, and increase disclosure for issue advocacy (Fein-
stein)

Appendix 54. S. 26, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1999 (McCain-
Feingold)

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