[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               POLITICIZING THE ETHICS COMMITTEE PROCESS

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I would just encourage this House in the 
closing days of our business as we try to complete the work of the 
people to remember one thing, and, that is, that there is a very well-
defined, well-developed, thoughtfully conceived and thoughtfully 
planned-out program for examining and dealing with ethical violation 
allegations in this body, that that process has been going on in a 
nonpoliticized way for some time with respect to a broad spectrum of 
allegations that have been brought regarding many Members of this House 
with respect to many different issues, and that I would encourage 
Members on both sides of the aisle to not politicize this process and 
especially to not pressure their own colleagues to give in to this 
extremely alluring but very wrong motivation to become part of the 
political process as opposed to the workings of the House.

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