[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 24, 1994]
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              THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOKE. Madam Speaker, did you know that the independent counsel 
conference committee is going to meet again?
  Apparently, the Democrats who control this Congress have finally 
found a compelling reason to pass the independent counsel legislation 
to help President Clinton pay his legal fees in the Whitewater affair.
  Here is how it works: By giving Robert Fiske the title ``independent 
counsel'' rather than ``special prosecutor,'' the Democrats have 
discovered that they will be able to stick the American people with Mr. 
and Mrs. Clinton's legal bills. Since the President has so many legal 
problems these days, this inspired them to get moving again on the 
independent counsel conference.
  Is it not amazing how greed can motivate what a simple, sincere 
desire for good government apparently cannot?
  So, colleagues, you may wish to think twice about the ramifications 
of this independent counsel conference, because American taxpayers 
should not be stuck with the President's legal fees.

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