George Miller: “on August 5, 1987, the gentleman from Georgia, Representative Newt Gingrich, offered a privileged resolution on the…”

“on August 5, 1987, the gentleman from Georgia, Representative Newt Gingrich, offered a privileged resolution on the House floor. The Gingrich resolution directed the Committee on Ethics to expand the investigation into another Member of the House, Representative Fernand St. Germain. At that time no one moved to table the Gingrich resolution in 1987. The House was permitted to fully debate the resolution in 1987, and the House took an up or down rollcall vote on the resolution in 1987. Times have apparently changed. When the gentleman from Florida, Representative Johnston, offered a similar resolution to ask the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to do the same thing with respect to the case of Mr. Gingrich, the Republican leadership plans to table the resolution immediately, the Republican leadership plans to block all debate on the resolution, and the Republican leadership plans to prevent a vote on the resolution. My, how things have changed and, my, how the people's House has changed.”