[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 124 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   IT IS TIME FOR AN OUTSIDE 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, yesterday, the ranking member of the House 
Ethics Committee sharply criticized the committee's slow progress on 
investigating the numerous charges against Speaker Gingrich.
  The ranking member of the committee has charged that the committee 
had delayed votes, run a sloppy investigation, and was unprepared to 
question Speaker Gingrich when he appeared before the committee, 
yesterday.
  The House Ethics Committee's so-called investigation into the charges 
against Speaker Gingrich is beginning to smell like a coverup. It is 
time to hand this case over to an outside counsel who can investigate 
these serious allegations in a nonpartisan and thorough fashion.


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