[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13807-H13808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IS IT ANY WONDER THAT SPEAKER GINGRICH REFUSES TO ACT PROMPTLY ON 
                  MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM?

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, new revelations about the intrigues at 

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  GOPAC have just been brought to light in documents filed in Federal 
court here in Washington. While now-Speaker Gingrich chaired GOPAC, 
apparently the go in GOPAC meant go beyond the law. GOPAC was little 
more than a slush fund to subvert the Federal election law.
  Quoting from those documents:

       GOPAC routinely and continuously provided what was 
     described as Newt support, expenditures for projects 
     especially for Newt. GOPAC paid political consultants to help 
     Newt think. Helping Newt was described as probably the single 
     highest priority we've got in dollars. The expenditures total 
     for Newt's support a quarter of a million dollars, not one 
     dime of which was reported in accordance with Federal law.

  Is it any wonder that Speaker Gingrich refuses to act promptly on 
meaningful reform of our campaign finance laws when he would not even 
comply with the laws that we have on the books today? The GOPAC scandal 
is not going to go away. It is a serious violation of our laws. The 
Ethics Committee cannot duck it and this House cannot dodge it.

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