[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RESTORING PUBLIC'S TRUST IN THE HOUSE

  (Mr. WARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues in strong 
support of House Resolution 40, which seeks to ban gifts to Members and 
staff from lobbyists and lobbying firms. This legislation will ban all 
meals, entertainment, travel, legal defense fund contributions, and 
other gifts. It also seeks to ban House Members from accepting any 
royalties for any published work.
  In his State of the Union Address, President Clinton stated that we 
do not need a law for everything and challenged Members to take it upon 
themselves not to accept any gifts from lobbyists.
  For my part, I have decided to take the President up on his challenge 
and will follow the lobbyist gift ban. I hope that my colleagues on 
both sides of the aisle will follow suit.
  Let us begin anew, and work to restore the people's trust in this 
House. This legislation is a strong first step.

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