[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           THE NEED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN OUTSIDE COUNSEL

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, when is Newt Gingrich going to learn that he 
is not above the rules of this House?
  Earlier this year, Mr. Gingrich announced he would not sign his $4.5 
million book deal until the Ethics Committee approved it. But now he 
has changed his mind.
  Even though the book is still under investigation, not only has Mr. 
Gingrich signed the book deal, he has embarked on a Rupert Murdoch-
financed book tour to hawk his book.
  At a time when the American taxpayers will be paying his salary, Mr. 
Gingrich is going to be on the road promoting a book that will make him 
a multimillionaire.
  Mr. Gingrich's lawyers said that since there has been no ruling, they 
just assumed that no rules have been broken. The Ethics Committee 
issued a strong rebuke: ``You should make no such assumption.''
  Mr. Speaker, no Member of this House is above the rules, not even the 
Speaker.
  The only way we are going to get to the bottom of this case is to 
appoint an outside counsel to investigate.


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