[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 102 (Friday, July 29, 1994)]
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                  TIME TO END THE WHITEWATER HEARINGS

  (Mr. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STRICKLAND. Madam Speaker, I want to share with the Members of 
this House an editorial opinion from one of my district's papers, the 
Marietta Times in Marietta, OH.

                    Time To End Whitewater Hearings

       The House should devote its energy toward the massive 
     agenda that's on hold while members of the Banking Committee 
     conduct the Whitewater hearings.
       What's the point of diverting so much effort from the 
     business of the nation? We've gotten the explanations from 
     the White House and others involved in the ill-fated land 
     deal that occurred before Bill Clinton took office.
       While some may have delusions that this is the '90s version 
     of Watergate, it looks like that argument won't hold water. 
     No one has been charged with a crime. It appears there was 
     plenty of bad judgment, though. But its not worth a full-
     blown committee hearing and the all-out efforts of the 
     panel's talented staff. Imagine what this group of 
     inquisitors could accomplish if they re-directed their energy 
     to health care or fighting crime.

  Madam Speaker, I hope we listen to this commonsense message from the 
heartland of America, Marietta, OH.

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