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Senate Drops Public Campaign Financing Plan
A three day fight in the Senate over public financing for federal elections ends in defeat for advocates and prompts renewed efforts in the 1974 session. The White House veto threat and failure to invoke cloture mark the collapse of the plan as lawmakers accept a debt limit bill signed by Nixon.
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