
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 26, 1993                   TAG: 9305260108
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

SENATE REJECTS $100 CAMPAIGN GIFT LIMIT

A proposal to limit to $100 the amount a citizen could donate to a political campaign was rejected Tuesday by the Senate.

"I don't think it's reasonable that we can move that far," said Sen. David Boren, D-Okla., prime Senate sponsor of President Clinton's campaign finance package.

The amendment, defeated 84-13, was offered by Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., who said strict donation limits were the only way to get big money out of politics.

The law now allows individuals to donate up to a combined $2,000 to a candidate for a primary and general election.

The Wellstone amendment was the first in what was expected to be at least two weeks of Senate tinkering with the campaign finance bill. Hundreds of amendments are anticipated, but there was no assurance the bill would come to a vote at the end of the process.

- Associated Press

Keywords:
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