[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRESS SHOULD NOT ADJOURN UNTIL COMPLETING INVESTIGATION REGARDING 
                     THE HONORABLE LORETTA SANCHEZ

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, the House should not adjourn this weekend 
until it ends this witch-hunt of the election of the gentlewoman from 
California Ms. Loretta Sanchez. The Republican leadership plans to put 
forward this morning a so-called martial law rule that will limit 
Democratic Members' ability to bring up privileged resolutions that 
demand an end to the outrageously partisan and unprecedented 10-month 
investigation into the election of the gentlewoman from California [Ms. 
Sanchez].
  The gentlewoman from California won her election fair and square. 
After wasting more than $500,000 in taxpayer money, Republicans have 
completely failed to prove that Bob Dornan's loss was the result of 
voter fraud. Republicans were trying to harass and intimidate Hispanic 
voters simply because in 1996 Hispanic Americans voted in larger 
numbers than ever before, and mostly supported Democratic candidates.
  Let us free the gentlewoman from California Ms. Loretta Sanchez, and 
let us put an end to this witch-hunt before we adjourn this weekend.

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