[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          AUGUST IN WASHINGTON

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton has just returned from 
a 3-week vacation on Martha's Vineyard. We all hope the President got 
some well-deserved rest, but in case he did not get a chance to pick up 
a paper or watch the news, here is some of what he missed during the 
last 3 weeks.
  First of all, Paula Jones got her date in court. It was also revealed 
that Vice President Gore used his soft touch to raise some hard cash at 
the White House on the taxpayers' dime. It was also reported in the 
news that his former Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Espy, was indicted 
on 36 counts of garden variety corruption and unethical behavior. And 
finally, the Whitewater prosecutors obtained another guilty plea from a 
witness. Augusts are usually pretty dull months here in Washington, but 
not with this administration.

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