[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 22, 1994]
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               WHITE HOUSE CAN'T ``WHITEOUT'' WHITEWATER

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the White House would like to white-
out Whitewater and the suspicious stories surfacing daily about the 
President's investments.
  The administration's strategy for dealing with Whitewater is twofold. 
It claims Whitewater is a partisan attack by Republicans and that it is 
being used to hold up health care.
  The reality is that we are not the hold up. We are moving ahead on 
health care, welfare, crime, and illegal immigration reform.
  All Republicans are asking for is what Americans are asking for: Full 
disclosure from the White House. Republicans want to get on with the 
business of government.
  If the President shares our desire to get back to governing, only he 
can remove the roadblocks that stand in the way.
  The fastest way to get beyond Whitewater would be for the White House 
to allow congressional hearings immediately and just tell the American 
people the truth.
  There are no substitutes for full disclosure and straight answers. 
The American people want the truth. They deserve it now.

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