[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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               NOW IS THE TIME TO START THE INVESTIGATION

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, we have had a task force investigation into 
the House Post Office scandal but since their report was issued it has 
been established that witnesses did not tell the truth. We have also 
had the former House Postmaster plead guilty to embezzlement.
  How can the public renew their faith in Congress if we fail to 
investigate ourselves? Imagine you are a shareholder in a company that 
failed to investigate possible stealing by its employees. How would you 
feel?
  The public is already upset that we pass laws on them and then exempt 
ourselves from the full weight of those laws. How can we then refuse to 
comply with the House rules that dictate we investigate alleged 
wrongdoing among us?
  Some in this body are relying on the Justice Department to fulfill 
obligations that belong to us, Mr. Speaker. I urge my colleagues to 
cosponsor House Resolution 238, the Istook resolution to require the 
Ethics Committee to conduct an investigation into the House Post Office 
and to vote ``aye'' when the resolution comes up for a vote.

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