[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 10]
[EXTENSI]
[Pages 14958-14959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         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

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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 Wiggins rescinded his support and called for 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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