[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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               ARE WHITE HOUSE HELICOPTERS BEING MISUSED?

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, last year, within 3 months of 
taking office, President Clinton issued tighter new guidelines for the 
use of military aircraft by members of his administration.
  ``Taxpayers should only be asked to fund necessities, not luxuries, * 
* *'' he said.
  Yet, 2 days ago a shiny Marine Corps helicopter from the White House 
fleet sat on the golf course of a private country club in New Market, 
MD, to pick up men described as being from the White House staff.
  This photo, published yesterday in the Federick News-Post, shows a 
group identified as White House aides loading their golf clubs onto the 
Marine Corps helicopter.
  Yesterday, I sent a letter to the President asking for an explanation 
of this event. I do hope this explanation will come quickly, and I do 
hope it is not another case of this administration's actions not living 
up to its rhetoric.

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