[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RELEASE THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S REPORT ON NEWT GINGRICH
(Mr. VOLKMER asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, I am not going to call the Speaker a liar.
But it is a fact that the Speaker has not been telling the media the
whole truth about the findings of the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has
found him guilty of six charges.
And I am not going to call the Speaker a law violator even though it
appears that the Speaker participated in a scheme to use nonprofit
corporation's tax-free contributions for political purposes. That is
against the law.
It is quite clear that the Speaker has instructed ``Stonewall'' not
to release the special counsel's report. Why not? Because the report
will show that the Speaker----
point of order
Mr LINDER. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Camp). The gentleman will state his
point of order.
Mr. LINDER. The gentleman from Missouri is referring to matters
before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, which is
explicitly against the House rules.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair sustains the point of order, and
the gentleman must proceed in order.
Mr. VOLKMER. Because the report will show that the Speaker is not the
lily-white angel his supporters say he is, let us remove this dark
cloud that hangs over these Chambers.
Nancy ``Stonewall'' Johnson, release the special counsel's report on
Newt Gingrich.
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, at what point does the Chair decide that
these scurrilous attacks on personalities and this abuse of the House
rules becomes so out of order that people are asked to take their seat?
Mr. VOLKMER. Release the report.
The SPEAKER pro tempore As stated on September 8 by the Chair, at
some point the Chair will put it to the entire House to determine
whether Members who continually violate the rules will continue to
proceed in order.
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PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY
Mrs. SCHROEDER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Camp). The gentlewoman will state the
parliamentary inquiry.
Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, is there not a way that the gentleman
from Georgia could test the gentleman from Missouri's words if he
wished to?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will answer that question if that
situation arises.
Mrs. SCHROEDER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Is there not a
customary way that this procedure is normally done, rather than asking
the Chair to enforce that?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is proceeding under announced
established practices at this point.
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