[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]




                       APPOINT AN OUTSIDE COUNSEL

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, why is the Ethics Committee creating a whole 
new set of rules for Newt Gingrich?
  According to this morning's press reports, the committee has made a 
whole series of special exceptions for Mr. Gingrich.
  Rather than following the rules and practices that have governed this 
committee for decades, the committee is making up new rules as they go 
along.
  Rather than voting for a preliminary inquiry to look into the 
charges, which has been done in every other high-profile case, this 
committee has said no.
  As one committee member suggested yesterday, any further delay on 
voting for a preliminary inquiry exposes the panel and the full House 
to the charge of a coverup.
  Mr. Speaker, the only way we're going to get to the bottom of these 
very serious charges is to appoint a professional, nonpartisan, outside 
counsel to investigate, just as we have in every other high-profile 
ethics case since 1979.
  No Member of this body is above the House rules. There can be no more 
special exceptions.


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