[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE TRUTH IS LOOSE

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Los Angeles Times succeeded in 
doing something this week that Speaker Gingrich has refused to do for 
years--release the names of the contributors to his political machine, 
GOPAC.
  The partial listing published by the Times shows that one couple gave 
GOPAC more than $715,000 while other contributors made more than 
$300,000 available apiece. But who and how many more contributors are 
there? There are many questions that remain unanswered.
  That is why the chorus of respected voices calling for an outside 
counsel is getting louder and louder.
  The New York Times, Roll Call, the respected public advocacy group, 
Public Citizen, former Special Counsel Richard Phelan, and Al Hunt of 
the conservative Wall Street Journal all agree: Only an outside counsel 
can put this matter to rest.


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