[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10604]
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          SUPPORT MOTION TO RELEASE REPORT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to follow up on the comments 
of my colleague of California about the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.
  The complaints that have been filed against the leader now are 
approximately 2 years old, having been originally filed in September 
1994.


                             point of order

  Mr. LINDER. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his point of order.
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is referring to matters before 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, which is against the 
rules of the House.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, my point is simply----
  Mr. LINDER. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey will suspend 
for a moment.
  The Chair sustains the gentleman's point of order just raised. The 
gentleman from New Jersey may proceed in order.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I am simply trying to point out that myself 
and the members of the public, including many of the editorials around 
the country, the New York Times, feel very strongly that the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct needs to proceed with the 
investigation in this matter.
  We have actually made a motion, which I hope will come up today, 
asking that the report of the outside counsel be released to the 
public. I feel very strongly that that report should be released. The 
time has come to do so.


                             point of order

  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, point of order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his point of order.
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, in spite of the admonition of the Chair, the 
gentleman continues to refer to matters before the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from New Jersey care to 
be heard on the point of order?
  Mr. PALLONE. My only point, Mr. Speaker, is that a motion has been 
filed that this report should be released.
  Mr. LINDER. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. PALLONE. I understand it is coming up today.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The Chair sustains the point of order raised by the gentleman from 
Georgia, and the gentleman from New Jersey must suspend any reference 
to that matter, since the resolution is not under consideration in the 
House at this time.
  Mr. PALLONE. I understand it will be coming up later today, and I 
would simply say I will be supporting that motion.

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