[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        BURTON APOLOGIZES TO GOP

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with this House a 
headline from the front page of this morning's Washington Post: 
``Burton apologizes to GOP.'' It seems that the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Dan Burton) has told his Republican colleagues that he is sorry 
for bungling the investigation meant to score political points against 
the President.
  How about an apology to all of the Members of this body for 
subverting the investigative process and tarnishing the integrity of 
this House? How about an apology to the American people for violating 
their trust, for an abuse of power and distortion of the truth? The 
gentleman from Indiana has put himself above the law. No one is above 
the law.
  I would like to quote the Hartford Courant, who editorialized this 
week, and I quote:

       People have much to fear from an elected official who takes 
     such liberties and abuses his power. The gentleman is a poor 
     excuse for a public servant.

  It is time for the chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight to step down.

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