The CHAIRMAN. Does any other member have a comment?

If not, I would like to thank our counsel, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Evans and Mr. Bethune for being with us tonight and helping us to understand better the material that is out there. I particularly appreciate the public record that we have been able to lay out. I appreciate the statements of the subcommittee members and the questions of the members in enlarging that understanding through their questions. And if there are no more

Mr. CARDIN. Would you just yield for a moment so I can compliment all counsel?

You have shown a tremendous amount of flexibility with this committee's adjusting different types of schedules at different times. And I know that it has interrupted your weekends and your early-morning hours and everything else in order to accommodate the schedule that has been-that we have come forward with.

And I first want to apologize to your families and secondly thank you very much for your cooperation.

Mr. BETHUNE. Thank you.

The CHAIRMAN. Thank you. The hearing will be adjourned for the committee members.

One moment, please. The hearing will be adjourned and the members will meet in the anteroom to the right to determine our schedule for the rest of the evening.

Thank you. Good evening.

[Whereupon, at 8:58 p.m., the committee was adjourned.]

STATEMENT

OF THE

INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

ON BEHALF OF THE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT

December 21, 1996

The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is today releasing a Statement of Alleged Violation issued in the matter of Representative Newt Gingrich. In addition, the Committee is also releasing Mr. Gingrich's answer to the Statement of Alleged Violation, in which he admits to the violation of House Rules contained in the Statement of Alleged Violation.

In light of Mr. Gingrich's answer, the Investigative Subcommittee is of the view that the Rules of the Committee will not require the holding of an adjudicatory hearing to determine whether the violation has been proven. Accordingly, with the concurrence of the Committee, the next proceeding will be a hearing before the full Committee to determine a recommendation to the House for an appropriate resolution. Since this remains a pending matter, there will be no further public comment.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT

REPRESENTATIVE NEWT GINGRICH

RESPONDENT'S ANSWER TO STATEMENT OF ALLEGED VIOLATION

I, Newt Gingrich, admit to the Statement of Alleged Violation dated December 21, 1996.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on December

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT

IN THE MATTER OF

REPRESENTATIVE NEWT GINGRICH

December 21, 1996

STATEMENT OF ALLEGED VIOLATION

1.

At all times relevant to this Statement of Alleged Violation, Newt Gingrich was a Member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Sixth District of

Georgia.

2. At all times relevant to this Statement of Alleged Violation, GOPAC was a political action committee within the meaning of section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code dedicated to, among other things, achieving Republican control of the United States House of Representatives. GOPAC's methods for accomplishing the goal described in paragraph 2 included the development of a political message to appeal to voters and the dissemination of that message as widely as possible. As stated in a draft document dated November 1, 1989, entitled "GOPAC IN THE 1990s:"

3.

[GOPAC's] role is to both create and disseminate the doctrine of
a majority Republican party.

The creation of a new doctrine is essentially a research function,
involving the development of new ideas at the strategic,
operational and tactical level. Strategic doctrine, in this context,

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consists of the language, policies and programs that will define the
caring, humanitarian, reform Republican agenda of the 1990s.
Operational doctrine consists of the political message and image
which will attract voters and elect state and local candidates in
support of this new agenda. And, tactical doctrine consists of the
specific political techniques Republicans will use to win elections
and enact governing conservative policies. (emphasis in the
original).

The document then states:

As important as the creation of the new doctrine is its
dissemination. During the 1980s GOPAC and Newt Gingrich have
led the way in applying new technology, from C-SPAN to video
tapes, to disseminate information to Republican candidates and
political activists.

4.

But the Mission Statement demands that we do much more. To
create the level of change needed to become a majority, the new
Republican doctrine must be communicated to a broader audience,
with greater frequency, in a more usable form. GOPAC needs a
bigger "microphone." (emphasis in the original).

From in or about September 1986 through in or about May 1995, Mr. Gingrich was General Chairman of GOPAC. In that capacity he determined the messages GOPAC used to

accomplish its goals.

5.

In a document entitled "Key Factors in a House GOP Majority," Mr. Gingrich wrote the

following:

1. The fact that 50% of all potential voters are currently
outside politics (non-voters) creates the possibility that a new
appeal might alter the current balance of political power by
bringing in a vast number of new voters.

3.

It is possible to articulate a vision of "an America that can be" which is appealing to most Americans, reflects the broad

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