[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SUPPORT FOR LORETTA SANCHEZ

  (Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support our 
colleague, the gentlewoman from California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez.
  The Committee on House Oversight, in conducting its election probe, 
will not destroy her ability to represent the people of her district. 
This investigation has dragged out but will not drag down the 
gentlewoman from California.
  Those of us who know the gentlewoman, know what the people of the 
46th District knew when they voted her into Congress. She is going to 
stand up in Congress to the challenge. She is going to continue to 
stand up in Congress for the people of her district and the issues that 
matter most to them: education, crime prevention, and better jobs.
  California's Secretary of State certified the gentlewoman was duly 
elected by the people of the 46th District. Yet the investigation 
continues.
  The Committee on House Oversight is obviously stalling. The legal 
bills for the gentlewoman from California have exceeded $400,000, and 
this probe continues to cost her $10,000 a week. Is the committee 
protracting its investigation to keep her from raising funds for her 
reelection?
  One way or another they want to bring her down, but we stand behind 
her, Madam Speaker, and we will not relent until this probe comes to an 
end. It is time to conclude this investigation, to terminate this 
extended fishing expedition, and for the attention of this Congress to 
be placed squarely on the people's business.

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