[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CALL FOR APOLOGY TO MEMBERS SERVING ON COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
                            OFFICIAL CONDUCT

  (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, 10 good men and women from this body, 5 
from each side of the aisle, have responded to the request of their 
colleagues and their leadership to serve on the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct, known as the ethics committee. They have taken a 
responsibility on that most of us would shun, most of us would avoid, 
and they have done so with integrity, discipline, and the 
confidentiality required by the rules of the House.
  These 10 good men and women deserve to be respected and appreciated. 
They do not deserve to have their work or their integrity called into 
question by people who are so full of zeal for vengeance on another of 
our Members they would ask this committee to violate its own standards.
  I have seen a lot of speeches given from the well of the House, but 
never have I seen speeches that expressed so much disdain and lack of 
regard and appreciation for those 10 among us who would take on the 
toughest job we have to do. I would suggest apologies are in order.

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