Harold Volkmer: “last year Members of the present majority complained about the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Fiske. They…”

“last year Members of the present majority complained about the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Fiske. They claimed that Fiske was a friend of the White House and that his investigation of Whitewater was not going far enough. I ask the Members of the House to consider these facts. The current chairman of the House Ethics Committee cast the deciding vote for the Speaker in the 1989 whip's race. The chairman of the Ethics Committee seconded the nomination for Speaker this year. The chairman of our Ethics Committee last year tried to help our current Speaker by closing the pending Ethics Committee complaint against him. Two other majority members of the House Ethics Committee have had personal dealings with the personal PAC of the Speaker, GOPAC, one of them as a contributor, and another as a recipient for his reelection. Given these facts, I am sure those who call for a replacement of Special Counsel Fiske will now join me in calling for a special counsel to investigate the allegations against Speaker Gingrich, and it should not take 100 days.”