[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ABUSE OF POWER AND INVASION OF PRIVACY UNCOVERED IN THE WHITE HOUSE

  (Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, potential abuse of power and 
invasion of privacy have been uncovered in the Clinton White House. The 
White House requested, and received, highly confidential FBI files and 
records of former Reagan and Bush appointees, suggesting the formation 
of an enemies list.
  Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of unanswered questions in this latest 
Clinton administration blunder. The American public, especially those 
citizens whose privacy rights were violated by having their personal 
files searched, deserve an honest explanation, not more excuses and 
coverups.
  It is time for the President to come clean on his administration's 
activities. Tell us the truth about the FBI file search.

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