[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DO THE RIGHT THING

  (Mr. PAXON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAXON. Mr. Speaker, the American people have just witnessed a 
good example of how difficult it is in the environment of the House of 
Representatives on some days to do the right thing.
  The Speaker is going to come to this floor very shortly and do the 
right thing, set the highest possible standard. He was not required to 
repay this reimbursement, not a fine, reimbursement for expenses, out 
of his own funds, but he is going to do so today to move this 
institution forward on the important agenda of the American people.
  Now we just have a Member of this House come forward who decides he 
is going to continue this battle in the days ahead. That is a mistake. 
The gentleman who was just at the well is the man who said, Newt 
Gingrich has command and control of the Republicans and we are going to 
take him out.
  Well, they did not take him out and the bitterness is showing today. 
Mr. Gingrich, our Speaker, is stepping forward once again to set a high 
standard of personal responsibility, to pay this reimbursement out of 
his personal resources. I believe that every Member of this House 
should step forward and commend the Speaker for his action.

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