Henry Waxman: “In order to pay for this program, which has been a successful program, and it is a lifeline.”

It is not for the President to say or to obstruct congressional deliberations and investigations or other legitimate functions.

No one should be secure while he violates the Constitution and the laws.

I hope this committee will initiate a detailed investigation examining this network of front groups and trade associations, determine who funds them and expose how they coordinate with industry.

The House's need for all the facts surrounding suspected Presidential offences cannot of course be circumscribed by an executive determination of what is relevant.