[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                MS. SANCHEZ WON ELECTION FAIR AND SQUARE

  (Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, several weeks ago this House 
took the extraordinary action of banning Bob Dornan from the floor 
because of the embarrassing display he put on for the Members of this 
House and the American people.
  What is unfortunate is that even though he has been banned from this 
floor, neither he nor the Republican party have given up on trying to 
restore his seat that he lost fairly and squarely to the gentlewoman 
from California [Ms. Sanchez].
  The Republican Party has continued to go after the gentlewoman from 
California [Ms. Sanchez], and I fear the reason they are going after 
her, frankly, is because she is a woman and a minority. They think she 
is fair game. And even though she won the election fair and square, 
they are trying to reverse a decision that was made by the people of 
California.
  The people have spoken, Madam Speaker, and what we should do is we 
should honor that election. There have been allegations of fraud, but 
there certainly have not been any allegations of fraud sufficient to 
upset this election. This election should not be put aside. It should 
stand.
  The people of California, in 1998, can decide at that time whether 
the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Sanchez] should be allowed to 
continue in office. But it is wrong for her and it is wrong for the 
democratic process to take that seat now.

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