[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           CHARGES AGAINST SPEAKER GINGRICH ARE NOT FRIVOLOUS

  (Mr. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Congresswoman Nancy Johnson is 
right this morning when she says that the charges against Speaker 
Gingrich are not frivolous. The fact is from across the country the 
evidence and the calls for an investigation are mounting up. In this 
last week the Baltimore Sun, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, 
and the Chicago Tribune all raised questions about Speaker Gingrich's 
actions as Speaker and his service in the House of Representatives, 
raised questions about whether or not he has violated the gift rules in 
receiving gifts from corporate interests, whether or not he has 
violated the use of his staff in the production of his book and 
production of his TV show and his classroom, whether or not he violated 
the rules of this House by peddling his tapes on the floor of the 
House.
  These are serious questions. Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, the 
chairman of the Ethics Committee, is quite right. These are not 
frivolous, but they also are so serious that they should call for a 
special counsel to provide for an independent investigation of whether 
or not the Speaker is peddling his office, his position, and his power.

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