[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 4 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GOPAC SHOULD OPEN ITS BOOKS

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, this morning we saw one more example of why 
GOPAC needs to come clean.
  This morning, the New York Times ran an interview with the 
Republicans' newly appointed House historian. This is a person who has 
served as an adviser to Republicans.
  Yet when asked about GOPAC, not only did she say that GOPAC was 
founded, and I quote, as ``a way of getting around campaign finance 
disclosure laws,'' she also called for abolishing most disclosure laws 
that are on the books today.
  Is this the best the Republicans can do: to appoint a historian who 
champions secrecy? Who thinks Congress should roll back campaign 
finance laws?
  Mr. Speaker, GOPAC is an organization that has raised up to $20 
million the past 9 years, and played a role in over 100 Republican 
campaigns.
  Yet we don't know where this money came from, or who contributed 
because they refuse to reveal the names of past donors.
  I would suggest if these charges aren't true, and if GOPAC has 
nothing to hide, it should come clean, where the $20 million came from.

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