[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRESS OF BUSINESS, BY BUSINESS, AND FOR BUSINESS

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, a year ago Speaker Gingrich signed what he 
called a solemn Contract With America to end Congress' cycle of scandal 
and disgrace. Yet all we see today is government as usual, even worse 
than usual.
  Record levels of campaign contributions. The Washington Post reports 
that the majority whip is known as the hammer because he hammers people 
for contributions. Yesterday, we saw again more of this as we read in 
the Wall Street Journal how contributions are becoming more and more 
closely linked to legislative favors. While business should certainly 
be at the table, this has become a Congress of business, by business, 
and for business.
  Then, finally, today we read, according to the FEC, that GOPAC, the 
Speaker's fat-cat PAC, gave him a quarter of a million dollars in 
hidden Newt support. Yes, we said yesterday disclosure for lobbyists 
but, of course, no disclosure for the Speaker. This bill came 5 years 
too late.

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