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Harold Volkmer: “With all the allegations that I have made as to the Speaker and the ethics, with all the other ones that the Members on…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
With all the allegations that I have made as to the Speaker and the ethics, with all the other ones that the Members on this side have made, many of which are true, it has amazed me that not one Member of the majority party, not one Member, has taken to the floor to answer those allegations. Not one Member has taken to the floor in support of why the Ethics Committee is not releasing this report. Not one Member has justified the secret keeping of this report. Not once has one Republican Member taken to the floor to support the Speaker.
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Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing allegations against the Speaker and the lack of response from the majority party.

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