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On the recordDecember 2, 2010
Thank you, Mr. Scott. I too have, as Mr. King said, enormous respect for the Ethics Committee. It's a job that none of us ask for and none of us want, but it has to be done to protect the House of Representatives. As a lawyer, I also believe in precedent. And I have searched this record and find no activity involving moral turpitude or any activity that could be classified as one with criminal intent. Therefore, I think an appropriate action that would protect the House as well as punish Congressman Rangel would be a reprimand. I think that is the appropriate punishment commensurate with what has occurred here, unfortunately.
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The speaker discusses the Ethics Committee's role and suggests a reprimand for Congressman Rangel.

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