[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE SPEAKER AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I awoke this morning to an article in the 
paper entitled ``Cecil B. Gingrich.'' Now it seems a major production 
studio is eying Mr. Gingrich's novel ``1945'' for the big screen.
  The novel contains a sex scene between a spy and the White House 
chief of staff, which led Bob Dole to include the book in his criticism 
of the entertainment industry.
  Mr. Gingrich's Hollywood agent says he expects the Georgia Republican 
to receive more than $1 million in movie rights. At a time when Speaker 
Gingrich is asking senior citizens to take $1,000 out of their pockets 
to pay for tax breaks for the rich, he is out there lining his own 
pockets with multimillion-dollar deals from media moguls and Hollywood 
producers.


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