8 6 . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁des ▁D ém ocr ates ▁pour ▁la ▁République ▁( U DR ) ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁the ▁R ass emble ment ▁pour ▁la ▁République ▁( R PR ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 9 5 ), ▁the ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Cultural ▁Affairs ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 8 6 ). ▁Maurice - B ok an owski ▁was ▁rapp orte ur ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁on ▁defense ▁appropri ations ▁allocated ▁to ▁capital ▁exp end iture ▁during ▁the ▁reviews ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁fin ance ▁b ills , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Naval ▁exp end it ures ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁file d ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁ban ▁free ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Maurice - B ok an owski ▁supported ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Michel ▁P oni at owski , ▁who ▁had ▁called ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁" f asc ist ," ▁trigger ing ▁a ▁he ated ▁debate . ▁He ▁said ▁that