[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   A CALL FOR THE DISMISSAL OF DICK MORRIS, ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT

  (Ms. DUNN of Washington asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DUNN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, last week 10 Republican Members 
of the Congress wrote to President Clinton to express our outrage over 
the fact that his top political adviser, Dick Morris, has been 
assisting in the defense team of Alex Kelly, an accused rapist who fled 
the country for 8 years rather than face charges of brutally raping two 
teenage girls. Kelly, who is a convicted thief on probation for nine 
burglaries, allegedly threatened to kill the girls if they reported the 
rapes.
  In our letter to the President, we said there has been a lot of tough 
talk, Mr. President, from your administration on the issue of crime. 
But actions speak louder than words. Given Mr. Morris' insensitivity to 
women's concerns about rape and violent crime and his lack of ethical 
judgment, we call on you to dismiss him immediately.
  The White House, which has failed yet to take any action on this 
matter, now admits that the President himself knew about Morris' 
testimony, testimony on behalf of the rapist, but tolerated it.

  Mr. President, we call on you to dismiss Dick Morris. Do something 
good for the women of this Nation.

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