[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  URGING MEMBERS TO SUPPORT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR RELEASE OF OUTSIDE 
                  COUNSEL'S REPORT ON SPEAKER GINGRICH

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as Ghandi once said, 
``Noncooperation with evil is as much a moral imperative as is 
cooperation with good.'' Over the course of the last week, I have stood 
on this House floor and called repeatedly for the release of the 
outside counsel report on the ethical violation of Speaker Newt 
Gingrich.
  My colleague, the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Linder], has stood 
repeatedly to object to my speaking about this matter. I understand why 
the gentleman would not want me to discuss this issue; it does such 
little good for his friend, the Speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, sometimes the rules must be confronted in the face of 
injustice. This was the case when I participated in the sit-ins and the 
freedom rides of the 1960's, and it is true today regarding the outside 
counsel report.
  Mr. Speaker, today, once again, the Members of this House have a 
chance to vote for the release of the outside counsel report. I urge 
Members to support my resolution. To do otherwise is to risk being 
accused of participating in a Newt Gingrich ethics coverup.

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