Gary Condit: “first let me clearly state that I fully support an investigative look and review of any wrongdoing. I think we ought to…”

“first let me clearly state that I fully support an investigative look and review of any wrongdoing. I think we ought to do that. But let me tell my colleagues, when we were in committee a couple of days ago, it sounded sort of like this: ``Last year you did this, so that means we do this.'' ``Two years ago they did that, so we do this.'' ``Twenty years ago, you did it that way, so we ought to do it this way.'' ``Twenty-five years ago that's the way it was.'' Mr. Speaker, we have been there, we have done that, and we ought to be wiser for the fact that we have been through this many, many times. Investigations ought not to be about drama and theater. It ought not to be a search and destroy mission. It ought to be about trying to find the truth in an efficient and effective way. We have urged this committee, we have urged and pleaded with the committee not to duplicate what the Senate is doing. We have asked them to work with Senator Thompson, to try to figure out, not to call all these people up here to be witnesses and be subpoenaed and be deposed two times. It is a tremendous cost to the committee and to the taxpayers of this country, and they are confused why we cannot work together. They cannot figure that out. Neighbors can share a lawn mower, but we cannot share information. How silly. They think we are silly because we cannot share information. That is what is wrong with this resolution.”