Deaf Watch Newsletter
Richard Roehm
( Address Snipped )

February 21, 1998

The Honorable Barbara Boxer
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.  20510-0505

Dear Senator Boxer:

    We need you to support the bipartisan McCain-Feingold campaign finance 
reform amendment to ban soft money, and to oppose efforts to kill the legislation 
with an obstructionist filibuster.

    I hear the U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up the McCain-Feingold soft money 
ban legislation on Monday, February 23.  The McCain-Feingold bill ends the soft 
money system.  Soft money is the huge, unregulated campaign contributions that 
come from corporate polluters, tobacco companies and other powerful and wealthy
special interests.  Ending the corrupt soft money system this year is a crucial 
first step in fixing the broken campaign finance system.

    People with disabilities have a 70% unemployment rate.  Relative to other big lobbyists we're relatively poor.  It's been noted that the well-heeled lobbyists 
create  the "best Congress money can buy."  For our constituency and for 95% of 
America campaign reform is essential if we are to have a level playing field!

    The disability community is one of the largest and most underrepresented 
groups in the State as well in the nation.
 
    We at Deaf Watch Newsletter  thank you very much for your time to read this 
letter and anticipate your support.

Sincerely,


Richard Roehm
Deaf Watch Newsletter