[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H287-H288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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         RECOMMENDING A FAVORABLE REPORT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 15

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Weldon). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentlewoman from Missouri [Ms. McCarthy] is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  [[Page H288]] Ms. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, while I voted for the final 
version of the Congressional Accountability Act that was just before 
us, I want to register my extreme disappointment that it did into 
include a provision barring House Members from using frequent flyer 
awards for personal trips. Under this measure, Senators are prohibited 
from doing so.
  For this reason, I joined today as a cosponsor of House Resolution 
15, introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. 
Barrett], which would require that travel awards that accrue due to 
official travel by Members of the House be used only for official 
travel. This resolution has been referred to the new Committee on House 
Oversight. The Speaker has been quoted in this afternoon's Congress 
Daily as saying he recommends that the Committee on House Oversight 
review this matter.
  I hope the Committee on House Oversight will do more than just review 
this matter. The legislation of the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. 
Barrett] is very important. I hope they will favorably report it to the 
full House, so we can hold ourselves to the same high standard of 
ethics as the other governing boards, the other House, and all of the 
U.S. Government.
  Mr. Speaker, I feel very strongly that if we do not do this, we 
demonstrate an hypocrisy that is not appropriate to the governing of 
this House.

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