[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RESTORE AMERICANS' FAITH IN GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, integrity is extremely important to me. I 
have always been a great believer in Government and believe integrity 
in Government is also important. There is a very sad period in my life 
in the early 1970's when it appeared that the Federal Government, or at 
least some individuals in the White House, had betrayed the trust of 
the American people and had displayed a notable lack of integrity. It 
is at that time I decided to become involved in politics. I never 
expected to be in the Congress, but I did run for local government.
  I am sorry to say that once again sadness affects me. Once again, we 
have an incredible abuse of power in the White House. We have the 
greatest invasion of privacy that has occurred in the history of the 
FBI. I am very saddened that this has taken place.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe it is extremely important for all of us in 
this Congress and throughout the Federal Government to take whatever 
steps are necessary to make sure that those responsible are punished, 
but above all to once again restore the American faith in our 
Government and in the integrity of Government both in this Chamber and 
in the White House. I urge that we take strong action to do so.

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