[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AMERICANS DESERVE ANSWERS, NOT QUESTIONS

  (Mr. BURR of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tell a 
story, an entertaining story of spies and secrets. Some may even think 
it sounds like a James Bond movie, but unfortunately, it is not a 
fictional tale.
  I am, of course, referring to the Select Committee's report that was 
released yesterday, a report that details acts of espionage 
compromising our most precious military secrets. These findings 
frightened me months ago when I was briefed and they disgust me today.
  What is the difference between a Bond movie and the Select 
Committee's report? In the Bond movie, the Department of Justice would 
have allowed wiretaps. In a Bond movie, we would have gotten the bad 
guy.
  All the American people have gotten out of this process are 
questions. Why did the Department of Justice limit the investigation? 
Why did the Department of Justice drag their feet? Why was not the 
President told and, if he was, why did he not do anything? Why, why, 
why?
  The American people, Mr. Speaker, deserve answers, not questions.

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