[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 16, 1994]
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                   THE FASCINATING WHITEWATER DEBATES

  (Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.]
  Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming. Mr. Speaker, I find this whole Whitewater 
debate and discussion fascinating. Last evening on public television 
there was a panel that addressed itself to the question of whether or 
not Mrs. Clinton, in her role as a public official, was accountable to 
the President and indeed accountable to the people of this country.
  The defenders said, ``No, she is really simply opening up a new 
process for presidential spouses.'' That is unbelievable. Anyone who is 
in a policymaking position has to be accountable. Those opposing an 
open information flow in Whitewater argue there is no allegation of 
wrongdoing.
  That argument is also hard to believe. There are, valid or not, at 
least 10 or 12 questions that need to be answered ranging from taxes to 
shredding to RTC stonewalling. Only an open process seeking answers 
will lay this question to rest.
  Mr. Speaker, in a democracy it must be based on credibility; a free 
society requires openness. Whitewater in this House must meet a code of 
ethical openness.

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