January 17, 1997

House Speaker Ethics Hearing Part 1

After the release of the ethics report concerning Speaker Gingrich, the committee held a public hearing and heard from committee counsel Cole and… read more

After the release of the ethics report concerning Speaker Gingrich, the committee held a public hearing and heard from committee counsel Cole and the speaker’s counsel. Following the hearing, the members of the committee will deliberate in closed session on a punishment for the speaker and make a recommendation to the U.S. House of Representatives. The full House is scheduled to vote on the matter January 21. If the Speaker is reprimanded, he may retain his office. If he is censured by the House, he must step down under the rules of the Republican conference in the House of Representatives. close

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Ed Bethune Jr. U.S. Representative (Former) [R] Arkansas
Ben Cardin U.S. Representative [D] Maryland

James M. Cole Special Counsel (Former) House Standards of Official Conduct Cmte
J. "Randy" Randolph Evans Counsel U.S. House of Representatives->Gingrich, N. (R-GA)
Porter J. Goss U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Nancy Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative [D] California
Steven Schiff U.S. Representative [R] New Mexico

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Program ID:: 78059-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 17, 1997 | 3:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 18, 1997 | 12:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Jan 17, 1997 | 3:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 17, 1997 | 3:22pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 17, 1997 | 10:53pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 18, 1997 | 12:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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