[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       WITNESSES REFUSING TO TESTIFY IN WHITE HOUSE INVESTIGATION

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, the Washington Post, which is not exactly 
known as a conservative newspaper, has done the American people a great 
service. I do not think anybody with a straight face could say they are 
part of some vast alleged right wing conspiracy.
  Yesterday the Washington Post published a full page list of 94 
witnesses who have either fled the country or taken the fifth amendment 
in relation to the Clinton White House scandals. There has been a 
pattern of nearly total noncooperation by this administration.
  The White House delays and stonewalls, and then complains that the 
investigation is taking too long. Witnesses flee the country or refuse 
to testify, and then the White House accuses investigators of being on 
a witch hunt. Attorney General Janet Reno expands the investigation, 
and then the White House blames Judge Starr for spending too much 
money. White House aides suddenly experience massive memory loss and 
cannot recall any relevant facts about important events.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve better than this.

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