[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 63 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[Congressional Record: May 19, 1994]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

 
                               WHITEWATER

  (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, the Whitewater saga may not be occupying the 
headlines and airwaves as it did a few months ago but that does not 
mean the issue has gone away. The way the Democrat leadership in the 
House is dragging its feet on conducting hearings, you would think that 
Whitewater was simply a bad collective dream that we have all awoken 
from and quickly forgotten.
  Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Whitewater may be a 
nightmare for the White House, but it certainly is not a dream. And 
until we get some answers I assure you it is not going to fade away.
  It is no wonder Americans have such little respect these days for 
institutions of authority, including Congress and the Presidency. The 
double standards that exist here are enough to disgust even the casual 
observer. We pass laws that apply to everyone except Congress. We have 
conducted over 20 congressional investigations of recent Republican 
administrations but ignore the potential wrongdoing of the current 
Democrat administration.
  There is a drumbeat of discontent out there. I hear it in Minnesota 
and all around this country. The double standard being applied to 
investigating Whitewater is merely symptomatic of a larger festering 
problem.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time this body stopped turning its back on the 
American people. It is time to end the double standards. It is time to 
show the public that we are serious about democracy and justice for 
all, and congressional hearings on Whitewater are a good place to 
start.

                          ____________________