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On the recordMarch 17, 1994
the headline of this article yesterday states ``Conservative Hands Out Volumes on Whitewater.'' It tells about Mr. Floyd Brown. It gives his past. And, I might say, Mr. President, it is a pretty interesting past. In fact, in a New York Times article about this particular organization and this individual, the Times wrote most recently that Mr. Brown briefed Republican aides on the House Judiciary Committee on Whitewater sometime in the first week of March 1994. That was in the Times. According to Time magazine, on May 10, 1993, Mr. President, ``Mr. Brown has used his syndicated talk show and Citizens United as a means of bashing Hillary Clinton,'' and I quote, The Republican consultant told a network newscaster that his job was to make sure that Hillary Clinton is discredited before the 1996 campaign. Each day anti-Hillary talking points go out to talk show hosts. Many of the stories are attributed to the Secret Service in an attempt to give the tales credibility. Time magazine, Mr. President, May 10, 1993. Let us look at October 11, 1993. And I will quote from CNN's Inside Politics. Brown's organization, Citizens United--once again, Mr. President, tax exempt--``has been involved in trying to stop the Clinton health care reform plan by joining Citizens Against Rationing Health, a far-right organization opposed to health care reform.
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David Pryor
Arkansas

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Discussing the activities of Floyd Brown and his organization in relation to Hillary Clinton and health care reform.

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