    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [October 13, 1999]
    [Page 1766]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Conclusion of the Independent Counsel's Investigation
    of Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt
    October 13, 1999

        I am very pleased by today's announcement concerning Interior
    Secretary Bruce Babbitt. As I said at the beginning of this inquiry,
    Bruce Babbitt is a man of the highest integrity, and I was convinced
    that he would be vindicated. Secretary Babbitt's record of superb
    stewardship of our Nation's lands speaks for itself, and I look forward
    to his continuing service to our country, its people, and its
    extraordinary God-given resources.