    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)]
    [March 14, 1995]
    [Page 351]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros
    March 14, 1995

        Henry Cisneros' service as Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development has been outstanding, and I know him to be a man of
    integrity and character. The Attorney General has determined that the
    facts warrant the appointment of an independent counsel to inquire into
    a question she believes is a ``close and difficult factual and legal
    issue.''
        Secretary Cisneros is a good man and an effective public servant. He
    says he regrets any mistakes he has made. So do I. But that does not
    outweigh the excellent work he has been doing and will do as Secretary
    of Housing and Urban Development. I look forward to his continued
    valuable service.