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Alfonse D'Amato: “The Senator raised a very good point, because we have heard ``50,000 pages of documents being produced in response to…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
The Senator raised a very good point, because we have heard ``50,000 pages of documents being produced in response to requests,'' but the fact of the matter is, as Senator Mack pointed out yesterday that it is not the sheer quantity of documents that matter, it is the quality and relevance; for example, documents that were under the jurisdiction of key people with the so-called Whitewater defense team, the group that was attempting to deal with press inquiries and other inquiries, headed by Mr. Ickes. We just received about 200 pages, literally, last week. Incredible. Now, we have requested that--
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Discussing the quality and relevance of documents related to the Whitewater investigation.

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