[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 124 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7926-H7927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRESS WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED

  (Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, a former Clinton adviser, George 
Stephanopolous, was right. Mr. Stephanopolous predicted a whisper 
campaign waged by the White House against Members of Congress who would 
eventually be forced to consider the independent counsel's allegations

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of possible impeachment offenses by the President.
  Furthermore, President Clinton's own brother, Roger, issued warnings 
to Members of Congress when he told CNN's Larry King, ``Some of the 
political people had best watch themselves because of the old glass 
house story. Be very careful.''
  As predicted by these individuals, in recent weeks, including this 
morning, several of our colleagues have been subjected to vicious 
partisan attacks, via the news media, by individuals who are clearly 
attempting to intimidate Members of Congress in the wake of the Starr 
report.
  I take serious offense to what is obviously a scorched earth 
campaign. Mr. Speaker, we will never be intimidated by these scorched 
earth tactics. We will not back down from our constitutional 
responsibilities and we will not cower from the White House attacks. We 
will do what is right.

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