Gary Condit: “I am simply saying to the gentleman that I do not think this House ought to be frightened, fearful of an independent…”

“I am simply saying to the gentleman that I do not think this House ought to be frightened, fearful of an independent evaluation of what occurred. If there was any major accident happening in any of our cities or any parts of the country, we would ask people to come in and make assessments about what happened. We would have insurance companies coming in and making assessments. We would have local law enforcement people coming in and making assessments. We need to know what happened, and we think that independent people can give us some kind of different view. It does not mean that they do not have the knowledgeable people on the commission. As a matter of fact, I think there is room for a placement of knowledgeable people, people with a background in this area, on the commission. I do not know what was said last night. I do not know anything about that. But I do know, we ought not to be fearful to have an independent look at this. We think it is good for the American people to have a clear understanding about what happened.”