[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H2126-H2127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     JUDGE STARR IS MAKING PROGRESS

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, we hear quite often these days that Judge 
Starr is taking too long in his investigation of the White House and 
their various scandals. I would say one thing to my Democrat 
colleagues. Number

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one, obviously it would not take so long if we would have someone that 
would cooperate at the White House, but there is a lot of stonewalling 
and general shenanigans going on when asked even the straightest of 
questions.
  Looking at it historically, James Walsh spent 7 years investigating 
on Iran-Contra and spent about $50 million, and I do not believe got 
any convictions. The Democrats spent 8 years investigating HUD 
Secretary Samuel Pierce and the Democrats spent 7 years on a special 
investigation of Ray Donovan, Labor Secretary, and none of these 
brought convictions.
  In contrast, Judge Starr has spent 4 years and gotten 13 convictions, 
including an ex-Governor coincidentally from the President's home 
State, an Associate Attorney General, all kinds of high, very close 
advisors to the President of the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I would not suggest that there is guilt by association. 
Just because all of one's friends are in jail does not mean that they 
are guilty, and does not mean that they were with them when it 
happened. But let us not go around saying that Judge Starr is not 
making progress, because he certainly is.

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