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Campaign Finance Reform NPR's David Welna reports that supporters of campaign finance reform in the House are declaring victory today. Republican House leaders have refused to allow consideration of the Shays-Meehan bill, which limits the amount of "soft-money" in political campaigns. So the bill's supporters have had to go the petition route to bring the bill to the floor. Today the 218th signature -- constituting a majority of House members -- made it to the discharge petition. But opponents still have delaying tactics at their disposal.

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Campaign Finance Reform

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Campaign Finance Reform

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NPR's David Welna reports that supporters of campaign finance reform in the House are declaring victory today. Republican House leaders have refused to allow consideration of the Shays-Meehan bill, which limits the amount of "soft-money" in political campaigns. So the bill's supporters have had to go the petition route to bring the bill to the floor. Today the 218th signature — constituting a majority of House members — made it to the discharge petition. But opponents still have delaying tactics at their disposal.