worthy successor to another great progressive reformer from wisconsin, senator robert "fighting bob" lathola, at whose desk i'm proud to sit here in the united states senate and who's por rate is -- portrait is in senator feingold's office. it's not enough to have our hearts in the right place. progressivism by it's very nature is a fight against entrenched corporate interest, entrerched economic, and entrenched political fire. we haveo know how to fight and willing to fight. as our colleagues here in th senate know veryell, senator feingold is equally skilled at building bridges across the aisle and carrying the fight those who would -- we witnessed these tall enters during feingo's relentless campaign to pass the landmark 2002 bipartisan campaign reform act better known as the -- as the mccain-feingold law. senator feingold and his legislative partner, senator mccain, championed this legislation for nearly two years, overcoming stiff resistance from both parties as well as powerful interests outside the senate. they faced countless obstacles. they refused to give up and they won. again in

worthy successor to another great progressive reformer from wisconsin, senator robert "fighting bob" lathola, at whose desk i'm proud to sit here in the united states senate and who's por rate is -- portrait is in senator feingold's office. it's not enough to have our hearts in the right place. progressivism by it's very nature is a fight against entrenched corporate interest, entrerched economic, and entrenched political fire. we have to know how to fight and willing to fight. as our colleagues here in the senate know very well, senator feingold is equally skilled at building bridges across the aisle and carrying the fight those who would -- we witnessed these tall enters during feingold's relentless campaign to pass the landmark 2002 bipartisan campaign reform act better known as the -- as the mccain-feingold law. senator feingold and his legislative partner, senator mccain, championed this legislation for nearly two years, overcoming stiff resistance from both parties as well as powerful interests outside the senate. they faced countless obstacles. they refused to give up and they won. ag