[DOC] [TLE] Revisiting Newt Gingrich's 1997 Ethics Investigation : NPR [PAR] Dec 8, 2011 ... In 1997, he was the first speaker of the House, ever, to be punished by the House 
for ... 395-28, to reprimand Gingrich and to fine him $300,000. [DOC] [TLE] Original version of "Newt Gingrich 'was fined $300,000 for ethics ... [PAR] Headline: Did Newt Gingrich pay a $300,000 ethics fine back in the 1990s? ... 
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He became the first speaker to be sanctioned in this fashion by the House. ... 
Panel Supports Reprimand of Gingrich," Jan. 18 1997. Washington Post, "
Gingrich to... [DOC] [TLE] Did Newt Gingrich pay a $300,000 ethics fine back in the 1990s ... [PAR] Feb 7, 2012 ... Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations." ... He became the first 
speaker to be sanctioned in this fashion by the House. ... 17, 1997, the full 
committee held nearly six hours of televised hearings, then ... receive "a 
reprimand and a payment reimbursing the House for some of the costs of the... [DOC] [TLE] Newt Gingrich Fast Facts - CNN.com [PAR] Nov 16, 2013 ... (CNN) Here's a look at the life of former House speaker and ... Is the first speaker 
of the House to be punished by the House for ethics violations, on January 21, 
1997. ... December 31, 1994 - Announces he will return a $4.5 million book ... 
recommendation that Gingrich be reprimanded and fined $300,000. [DOC] [TLE] Newt Gingrich - Wikipedia [PAR] While he was House Speaker, the House enacted welfare reform, passed a 
capital gains tax cut in 1997, and in 1998 passed the first balanced budget since
... [DOC] [TLE] House Hands Gingrich His Punishment - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Jan 22, 1997 ... Newt Gingrich on Tuesday became the first House speaker to be disciplined for 
ethics ... Up In The Air: How Will He Pay $300,000 Fine? [DOC] [TLE] Gingrich Faces Fine, Reprimand Panel Urges $300,000 Be Paid For ... [PAR] Posted: January 18, 1997 ... will become the first House speaker to be formally 
disciplined by his peers. ... After the hearing, Cole said Gingrich, who became 
speaker in January ... Then last month he admitted to violating House rules by 
failing to seek ... be the first time in history that any member of the House was 
fined by... [DOC] [TLE] Former U.S. House Speaker Wright, who quit in scandal, dies at 92 ... [PAR] May 6, 2015 ... In 1997, he became the first speaker disciplined for ethical wrongdoing when his 
colleagues voted to reprimand him and fine him $300,000 for... [DOC] [TLE] Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright of Texas Dies at 92 [PAR] May 6, 2015 ... Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Jim Wright, a Texas ... to accuse 
Wright of unethical conduct, and formally asked the ethics committee to 
investigate. ... In 1997, he became the first speaker disciplined for ethical 
wrongdoing when his colleagues voted to reprimand him and fine him $300,000
... [DOC] [TLE] Commanding Heights : Newt Gingrich | on PBS [PAR] Regarded as the chief architect of the Contract with America, he was also ... 
behind the 1994 victory that established Congress's first Republican majority ... In 
1987 Gingrich initiated ethics charges against Speaker of the House Jim ... As the 
first Speaker in history to be disciplined by the House, Gingrich was fined 
$300,000. [DOC] [TLE] Mitt Romney: Press Release - Happy 15th Anniversary, Mr. Speaker [PAR] Fifteen Years Ago Today, Newt Gingrich Became The First House Speaker In ... 
to Reprimand Gingrich and Ordered Him to Pay a $300,000 Penalty After He ... 
1997, Gingrich Became The Only Speaker In History To Be Formally 
Reprimanded By .... falsely claimed the House ethics panel that voted to 
reprimand him in 1997... [DOC] [TLE] For Gingrich, the ethics sword cut two ways | Honolulu Star-Advertiser [PAR] Jan 27, 2012 ... Now, he was singling out the speaker as a major obstacle in a coming civil

Question: In 1997 he became the first House speaker to be formally reprimanded; he was fined $300,000
Answer: Newt Gingrich