[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H183]
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                      COMMENTS ON HOUSE HISTORIAN

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, like the energizer bunny, the Christina 
Jeffrey story keeps going and going and going. Yesterday Speaker 
Gingrich's spokesperson, Tony Blankley, said that they did not know 
that Christina Jeffrey believed that a Holocaust class should reflect 
the views of the Nazis.
  Today we read in the Atlanta Constitution that Ms. Jeffrey told 
Speaker Gingrich's staff a month ago. But even worse was today's 
revelations of why Ms. Jeffrey thought she was fired. Yesterday Mr. 
Blankley said that Speaker Gingrich held Ms. Jeffrey in high regard, 
and today we find out she believes that she was told she had to go 
because ``There would be marches and demonstrations and fundraising 
efforts to raise money to turn over the House to Democrats.''
  What was Speaker Gingrich's motivation in firing Ms. Jeffrey? Was it 
because he disagreed with her views, as he should have, or was it 
because of adverse publicity and bad political consequences?
  Yesterday I praised the Speaker for quickly firing her. I stand by 
that, but there are many questions that must, must be answered.

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