[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 25812-25813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO JUDGE KENNETH W. STARR

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Judge 
Kenneth W. Starr and thank him for more than 5 years of service of 
investigating and prosecuting crime and corruption at the highest 
levels of this Nation's government. What started out as an 
investigation of a land deal soon led down the road to lies and 
deceits. For the 5 years of his life Judge Starr devoted in his search 
for truth and justice, he encountered nothing short of roadblocks, spin 
control, lies, and ultimately perjury. His opponents decried his 
actions as a wild fishing excursion bent on criticizing the President. 
However, he obtained 14 convictions on guilty pleas.
  At the end, his work ultimately led to the impeachment of a sitting 
U.S. President for only the second time in this Nation's history. His 
tireless and relentless efforts brought in the Supreme Court, forcing 
them to answer constitutional questions never before considered but 
important to the ultimate protection of our constitution. He may look 
like Clark Kent but behind that mild-mannered persona is a modern day 
man of steel, fighting for truth, justice and the American way.

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