41.   Kathy Heron, a lobbyist for ICI, says the industry also supports expanded availability of IRAs, simplification of laws governing the programs, and expanded contribution limits.

42.   Last year, a majority of the justices upheld a Missouri law limiting contribution limits in state elections.

43.   Many states and cities have contribution limits, which the Supreme Court upheld in the Buckley decision.

44.   McConnell said that if the contribution limits were raised and then indexed to inflation, he might be able to support a soft-money ban.

45.   None of the money was subject to campaign contribution limits.

46.   Ohio put in place contribution limits, lawmakers from that state said.

47.   Of course, both sides of this argument assume that there are real contribution limits now enforced by a functional Federal Election Commission.

48.   Of particular concern to Democrats is the hard-dollar contribution limit increase, which would put their party at a fund-raising disadvantage.

49.   One would have eliminated all federal contributions limits, eliminated public financing of campaigns and required immediate disclosure of contributions.

50.   PAC contribution limits are more generous.