[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE GINGRICH HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, there is a new health care plan 
available to some members of the public, it is called Newtcare. Under 
this plan, you work for a Member of Congress for 1 month each year for 
just $100, in return you are entitled to the Government's generous 
health care benefits. Under Newtcare, you will likely save hundreds, 
perhaps thousands, of dollars on your health care costs.
  But wait, this is not a dream or a fantasy, at least for a select 
few. Last week the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, reported that a 
fundraiser for Speaker Gingrich, Nancy Bocskor, has been put on the 
Government payroll for 1 month in 1991, 1992, and 1993, enabling her to 
participate in the Government employee health care plan.
  Mr. Speaker, this practice may or may not violate the rules of the 
House. But it is wrong, just plain wrong. More importantly, this is but 
the latest example of the Speaker of this House pushing the rules to 
the limit and, perhaps, crossing the line.
  There are many charges, serious charges, swirling around the Speaker 
of the House. Only an outside, independent counsel, can tell us for 
sure whether the Speaker has crossed the line. We need an outside 
counsel and we need one now.


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