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On the recordFebruary 7, 1995
I join Common Cause in calling for an outside ethics adviser to help the Ethics Committee. As Speaker Gingrich said in 1988: "I think there is a different standard for being Speaker." I agree. As the Speaker himself said, we need an outside counsel.
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Chris Ward
Labour Party

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Calling for an outside ethics adviser to assist the Ethics Committee.

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