[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 153 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1263]
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                         HONORING REP. WIGGINS

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                          HON. JAMES A. HIMES

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 25, 2017

  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I urge you to take note of the commitment to 
principle that the Honorable Charles Wiggins, a distinguished former 
Member of Congress from California, displayed when asking President 
Nixon to resign following the ``Smoking Gun'' tape revelation during 
the Watergate Scandal. Rep. Charles Wiggins, of the House Judiciary 
Committee, was initially one of President Nixon's most loyal 
supporters. However, with the revelation of President Nixon's 
involvement in the Watergate break-in, Rep. Wiggins rescinded his 
support and called for President Nixon, a fellow Republican, to be 
impeached. Rep. Wiggins held true to the principle that no man is above 
the rule of law, including the President of the United States. Four 
days later, President Nixon resigned. Let us not forget our moral 
compasses and the commitment to put country over party, and remember 
the courageous act of Congressman Charles Wiggins holding firm that the 
rule of law applies to all Americans, even the occupant of the highest 
office in the land.

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