[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 55 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H2819-H2820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         APPEAL MEANS STONEWALL

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Judge Norma Holloway Johnson threw 
out President Clinton's claim of executive privilege regarding the 
latest crime or scandals in the White House.
  No wonder. The President has been taking indecent liberties with the 
concept of executive privilege. He has hidden behind executive 
privilege in order to keep the American people from knowing the truth.

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  According to press accounts, the White House may even appeal this 
decision. There is only one reason to appeal this decision, and that is 
to keep the American people from learning the truth.
  Mr. Speaker, no man is above the law. Judge Johnson's decision 
affirms that basic American principle. No matter what strategy the 
White House decides to employ, the American people have the right to 
know the truth. An appeal by the President on this case would amount to 
one more effort to stonewall the Starr investigation and keep the truth 
away from the American people.

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