[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 50 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3680-S3681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WHITEWATER INVESTIGATION

 Mr. GLENN. The Whitewater investigation is the longest running 
congressional inquiry in the recent past. At 20 months, it exceeds 
Abscam--9 months--the POW/MIA hearings 17--months and Watergate 16--
months. It has cost the American taxpayers over $30 million which could 
have vaccinated 107,000 children, paid the Medicare costs of 9,200 
seniors, and provided health care for nearly 7,000 families.
  Mr. President, I was disappointed to learn that an agreement had been 
reached to continue the Whitewater investigation. Because I thought it 
was a poor use of the taxpayer's money, I voted against the original 
resolution and had the current resolution been brought to a rollcall 
vote, I would have voted to discontinue proceedings dealing with 
Whitewater.
  The Whitewater investigation duplicates the ongoing independent 
counsel's investigation and wastes the limited time we have left in 
this session to pass important legislation. The independent counsel has 
full authority and budget to continue the investigation as long as he 
thinks is practicable. Calling an end to the Senate Whitewater

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investigation only stops the duplication of investigations, neither of 
which have so far resulted in anything of substance.
  The current resolution extends the committee's deadline until June 14 
and will cost the taxpayer's an additional $480,000. I believe this 
investigation could have been completed by the original promised 
deadline of February 29.

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