[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 22, 1994]
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                 CANCELLATION OF RTC OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

  (Mr. GRAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday House Banking Committee Chairman 
Gonzalez accused Republicans of ``using an array of half truths, old 
rumors, half-baked conspiracy theories, and outright lies'' in our 
efforts to hold RTC oversight hearings, and ask some important 
questions on Whitewater.
  He also postponed the statutorily mandated RTC oversight hearings set 
for this Thursday, citing Republican inability to discuss the matter in 
a calm and dispassionate manner. This is outrageous.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans did not create Whitewater. In seeking 
hearings we are simply trying to apply the same standards that were 
unceasingly and vigorously applied to recent Republican 
administrations.
  Americans are tired of finger pointing, name calling, and abdication 
of responsibility. As long as the White House and the Democrat 
leadership persist in passing the buck on Whitewater, Americans can 
rightfully remain disgusted with how their Government deals with 
important national issues.
  The saddest part of this issue is that the American people are 
getting shortchanged, losing faith in our ability to address serious 
social and economic issues. Until we effectively put Whitewater behind 
us this feeling will persist.
  Under the leadership of Representative Jim Leach, Republicans are 
trying to restore faith in Government. We are trying to get to the 
bottom of Whitewater and its RTC implications before it overflows the 
banks of the river and cripples the White House and Congress.

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