[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11052-H11053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ISSUES OF ETHICS

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that, and I certainly hope 
that the Democrats who are so hung up on bringing down Newt Gingrich to 
the extent of breaking House rules in terms of issues in front of the 
Ethics Committee, will show equal compassion and curiosity when we 
review the Gephardt ethics allegations and a lot of other ethics 
allegations on some of their Members. If we are going to bring this 
House down to such partisan fervency, then maybe my colleagues want to 
consider that.
  Why does the Democrat Party not concern themselves with why the 
President will not reveal his health care records? Why Susan McDougal 
will not talk but would rather go to jail even if, as the President has 
publicly said, a pardon is out there? Why do my colleagues not have any 
curiosity of who hired Craig Livingstone?
  Let us just admit, this is politicking on taxpayer time, with 
taxpayer equipment, in a taxpayer-paid facility. I

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hope my colleagues will also wonder why they do not have drug testing 
at the White House. If we are going to get into this, Mr. Speaker, this 
is a double-edged sword and I hope the House does not fall for this.

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