[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           A LOT OF SOUFFLES

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, what has been going on at the White House? 
First, we had ``Travelgate.'' That is the scandal where the First Lady 
wrongly fired hard-working civil servants because she wanted to hire 
cronies from Arkansas.
  Next we had ``Goregate.'' That is the scandal involving the Vice 
President and his questionable fundraising activities in the White 
House.
  Now we have ``Chefgate.'' Apparently the First Lady did not like the 
French chef who cooked at the White House, so they not only fired him, 
but also gave him $37,000 in hush money. This chef can barely speak 
English, and they paid him hush money. So even if he would talk, most 
Americans would not know what he was saying.
  Mr. Speaker, $37,000 is a lot of souffles. I urge the White House to 
go on a fiscal diet. In this era of balanced budget, we simply cannot 
afford to pay hush money to chefs that can hardly speak English.

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