[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, the ethical cloud hanging over Speaker 
Gingrich's head grows darker each day. Despite the Speaker's contention 
that his college course is purely an academic venture, Kennesaw State 
College officials, where the course was once taught, tell a different 
story.
  According to news reports, Timothy Mescon, the dean of Kennesaw 
College, now says that political and academic resources were commingled 
in the class.
  In 1993, 40 of Speaker Gingrich's colleagues at Kennesaw College 
wrote to the dean to protest the political nature of his course. They 
wrote: ``It appears that we are all acting as a part of the reelection 
campaign for Mr. Gingrich, or laying the groundwork for his future 
political ambitions.'' Finally, Lois Kubal, who helped put the course 
together, said: ``The class * * * was intended to be partisan and very 
political.''
  If these latest allegations by former Gingrich allies are true, the 
Speaker's course is in violation of both campaign finance laws and tax 
laws. They underscore the need for an independent, outside counsel to 
investigate this mess.


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