[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SLOPPY SOCKS SCANDAL

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I am hearing from my constituents on the 
Sandy Berger sloppy socks scandal. They are horrified, absolutely 
horrified that somebody who was trusted with our Nation's security 
would stoop to such a level of carelessness that now we have the 
situation where it appears he has stuffed it in his socks, in his pants 
pocket, in his jacket pocket and has taken frequent, frequent restroom 
breaks.
  What happened with the documents?
  They are offended that the former President would make this a 
laughing matter and talk about how he laughed about the carelessness.
  Let me tell you, my constituents want some answers.
  Here is an e-mail from one of my constituents. ``I do not care when 
it was discovered or when it was released, only that it took place. I 
am very concerned that any government representative would minimize the 
action or regard it as sloppy, careless or a mistake. It is a crime.''
  The people want answers. They expect a full investigation.

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