[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
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                        WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, something must be said about the coverup that 
is going on here in Washington. I ask my colleagues, Did you see the 
paper this morning? There was an article entitled ``Congress to Shield 
Whitewater Papers.'' I commend this article to every Member of 
Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a very serious situation. The documents, for 
example, which detail contacts between the White House and the Treasury 
Department about the early stages of the Whitewater investigation, they 
are, and I quote, being kept in safes and secure rooms under guard.
  What? What are they afraid of? What are they hiding? What is the 
White House and Democratic leadership afraid of? In order to review 
these documents, Mr. Speaker, one has to sign a statement, a 
confidentiality agreement.
  This is the first time that has happened in our history. Not even in 
Watergate were Members asked to sign a confidentiality agreement.
  Now there are rumors here on Capitol Hill that there is information 
in the documents that is highly embarrassing to people at the White 
House. Well, the American people have a right to know. This Government 
does belong to the people and should be of the people, by the people, 
and for the people.
  This is a serious situation. I ask the leadership of this House and 
the Members to look into this. We cannot allow this coverup to 
continue.

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