Sherrod Brown: “seven times the half Republican, half Democrat Ethics Committee has found speaker Gingrich guilty: of using the House…”

“seven times the half Republican, half Democrat Ethics Committee has found speaker Gingrich guilty: of using the House floor, this Chamber, to advertise his 1-800 number, guilty; using his office to commingle political and office resources, guilty; using the House floor to advertise his Political Action Committee, guilty. The bipartisan Ethics Committee rebuked Speaker Gingrich because he, and I quote, ``capitalized on his office and exploited his office for personal gain,'' when he signed his $4 million book review with a major Republican contributor. Now taxpayers have spent $500,000 to investigate his other activities, yet Speaker Gingrich has squelched this Government report; $500,000 of the taxpayers' dollars spent on the investigation, yet Speaker Gingrich has squelched this Government report. Mr. Speaker, show us the report. Release the report.”