Frank Riggs: “I think someone has to challenge the statement of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers). Everyone does not do it.…”

“I think someone has to challenge the statement of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers). Everyone does not do it. And for him to suggest that, I believe, is degrading and insulting. And the point, again, that I wanted to make here on the floor tonight is that most of us recognize that we have to be exemplary in our personal lives; that our personal lives are, to a very large extent, simply an extension of our public lives and the public offices that we hold. We realize that we are in the public eye, that we are highly visible, and that we have to, to the extent humanly possible, by our every word and action, try to uphold the trust that has been placed in us. We realize that the office that we hold carries with it a very special responsibility to be a role model and to be a moral exemplar for the people of our country, our constituents, and especially our children. So, again, I simply wanted to take the floor tonight to encourage my colleagues not to make suggestions that 'everyone does it,' and to remind Members, as well as our constituents, that most Members of Congress, again, take very seriously the responsibilities of their office and seek at all times to honor their marital vows as well.”