[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]




  CALLING ON ETHICS COMMITTEE TO RELEASE REPORT ON SPEAKER GINGRICH'S 
                               ACTIVITIES

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, seven times the half Republican, half 
Democrat Ethics Committee has found speaker Gingrich guilty: of using 
the House floor, this Chamber, to advertise his 1-800 number, guilty; 
using his office to commingle political and office resources, guilty; 
using the House floor to advertise his Political Action Committee, 
guilty.
  The bipartisan Ethics Committee rebuked Speaker Gingrich because he, 
and I quote, ``capitalized on his office and exploited his office for 
personal gain,'' when he signed his $4 million book review with a major 
Republican contributor.
  Now taxpayers have spent $500,000 to investigate his other 
activities, yet Speaker Gingrich has squelched this Government report; 
$500,000 of the taxpayers' dollars spent on the investigation, yet 
Speaker Gingrich has squelched this Government report.
  Mr. Speaker, show us the report. Release the report.

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