Campaign Finance Reform Town Hall Meeting
Senators Feingold and McCain, authors of campaign finance reform legislation, held a town hall meeting in New Orleans. Mr. Harshbarger and the members of Congress spoke about the need for ca…
101 viewsSenators Feingold and McCain, authors of campaign finance reform legislation, held a town hall meeting in New Orleans. Mr. Harshbarger and the members of Congress spoke about the need for ca…
101 viewsWitnesses testified about the inventory of official gifts to the president and the United States. They also talked about proposed legislation to change the methods by which gifts are receive…
78 viewsLeaders of efforts to enact campaign finance reform legislation spoke to reporters following final passage of campaign finance reform in the Senate. They said that the reforms were both sign…
67 viewsMembers, activists, and others spoke to reporters about proposed campaign finance legislation due to be debated in the House of Representatives. They talked about the need for campaign finan…
71 viewsClose Up Foundation held a discussion on Campaign Finance Reform and the Media. Guests were Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause President and CEO, and Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times Washington Bu…
39 viewsA rally for campaign finance reform was held. Speakers included Senator’s Russ Feingold and John McCain.
207 viewsMr. Harshbarger talked about the shadow convention sponsored this week by Common Cause, which will cover issues not covered by the Democratic Convention. He responded to audience telephone c…
81 viewsThe candidates for the Governor’s office of Massachusetts debated issues of local and national concern, including education and taxes. WHDH-TV produced the debate which took place in Faneuil…
319 viewsCandidates debated issues of regional and national concern.
109 viewsScott Harshbarger, Democratic candidate for governor in Massachusetts and incumbent candidate Governor Paul Cellucci campaigned in Springfield, Massachusetts.
129 viewsThe candidates fielded questions from a panel of reporters, then they were questioned by the moderator on their positions on various issues.
348 viewsThe speakers talked about three plans introducing Social Security reform. They explained the benefits of Social Security with each plan and compared it to the past and what it would be like …
21 viewsPresident Clinton and others spoke on the importance of making schools a safe place for children to learn and develop. Some objectives were zero tolerance for guns in schools and the develop…
389 viewsVice President Gore presided over a town hall meeting on tobacco use with local officials, students, members of Congress from Massachusetts. Participants talked about the detrimental health …
128 viewsAfter meeting with Vice President Al Gore and Attorney General Janet Reno on juvenile justice, several attorneys general talked with reporters. After they made statements about several crime…
79 viewsParticipants briefed reporters on the dimensions of the problem of telemarketing fraud, especially that which victimizes elderly citizens, and the AARP public information initiative to prote…
82 viewsSouthern state attorney generals heard descriptions of church burnings by pastors and members of those churches. The prosecutors asked for suggestions of ways to solve the crimes. Law enforc…
557 viewsSpeakers, including Southern law enforcement officials, fire investigators, and church and civil rights leaders, discussed the recent church burnings and hate crimes. Clarence Newsome, Assoc…
176 viewsAfter meeting with President Clinton, members of the National Association of Attorneys General talked to reporters about issues discussed in the meeting, including assault weapons and teenag…
84 viewsFollowing a meeting with President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno about a joint federal, state, and local program against violent crime, the participants answered questions fro…
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