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...Ethics Committee. The measure, proposed by Republican Gerald Solomon of New York, is good news for Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose potentially $2 million in royalty checks is now subject to a $20,040 annual cap on outside income. Not everyone was happy with the vote. House Democratic Whip David Bonior, referring to the current government shutdown, said afterward: "Veterans are still waiting for their checks, kids are being denied their Christmas presents, and Congress voted to protect its own interest and to protect the Speaker's interest to make money...
...dismissed nearly all complaints against Wright but asked for a special counsel to investigate the remaining one. Eventually the counsel requested and was granted the authority to look wherever he felt he needed to. More harmful disclosures ensued. Wright resigned. Calculating the prospects for Gingrich, House minority whip David Bonior of Michigan assumed his most sepulchral tones: "As time passes, the gravity of the situation will...
...investigate the financing of a college course Gingrich taught in Georgia. The panel took no action on a number of other charges but sharply reprimanded the Speaker for his controversial book deal and "the impression" it created of "exploiting one's office for personal gain." Democratic whip David Bonior said he would soon file yet another complaint with the panel: that, as alleged by the Federal Election Commission, Gingrich's 1990 re-election was improperly subsidized by the political-action committee GOPAC...
...instance, the person appointed as counsel is an expert on tax law and he comes across anything outside his area, he can hire someone else to investigate." Novak notes that another Ethics Committee inquiry awaits Gingrich, this time into a complaint to be filed by Democratic Whip David Bonior over Federal Elections Commission documents that show GOPAC may have violated federal election law by attempting to influence federal campaigns without registering as a federal PAC and disclosing its finances...
...many more atrocities do we have to witness?" asked David Bonior (D-Mich) in arguing for a U.S. lifting of the arms embargo on Bosnia. On an overwhelming vote of 298-128, the House agreed, brushing aside fears that such a move could Americanize the war or lead to a preemptive slaughter of Bosnia's Muslims. The margin is enough to override President Clinton's promised veto, and comes just days after the Senate approved a similar measure. Although support for the resolution was high,TIME World Editor James Collinssays the vote was chiefly an expression of dissatisfaction with President...