Gilbert Gutknecht: “I think this is a very instructive debate. I think it gets to the core of what we are talking about. Just a few moments…”

“I think this is a very instructive debate. I think it gets to the core of what we are talking about. Just a few moments ago the gentleman from Connecticut said he wanted reform. I submit what we really want is compliance. Mark Twain once observed that human beings are the only creatures that God has created that can blush, or needs to. What has happened to our ability to blush? What has happened to our moral outrage? Twenty-seven million dollars was raised at White House coffees. We do not really need reform, I say to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays), we simply need people who lead by example. Most of what we are talking about here tonight, most of the abuses we have read about, headline after headline, those are things that I think all of us know are wrong. They are simply wrong. I would call the gentleman's attention to this amendment. I rise in support of this amendment. But even this amendment is fatally flawed, especially if somebody can legalistically rationalize no compelling legal authority.”