[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ETHICS ASSESSMENT

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, for months the political opponents of Speaker 
Gingrich have been on a singular mission to destroy him. That mission 
has failed.
  Today, the Speaker has assured us of his intent to pay the full 
amount of his ethics assessment out of his own pocket. This is the 
responsible thing to do, and I support his decision and thank him for 
his sacrifice.
  We can finally put an end to the sad display of bitter partisan 
attacks that we saw from the other side. They wanted to destroy the 
Speaker because they have no new ideas. They wanted to destroy him 
because they have nothing substantial to contribute to mainstream 
political dialog.
  The American people want lower taxes and less Government. And they 
respect leaders who take responsibility when things go wrong, unlike 
what we see at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
  I applaud the Speaker. I respect the Speaker. I thank the Speaker.

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