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Jack Kingston: I also have a question for you: We, in Congress, have been trying to hold hearings to determine if certain people gave a…

On the recordOctober 8, 1997
I also have a question for you: We, in Congress, have been trying to hold hearings to determine if certain people gave a certain administration illegal contributions. Our problem is that key witnesses have inconveniently disappeared. This upset lots of good Democrats and Republicans who want to get to the bottom of this scandal. Question: Do you think that we could use the powerful infrared eyes of your amazing telescope to find the following people? These are Charlie Trie, Ming Chen, Stanley Ho, John Muncy, Ng Lap Seng, folks who are big Democratic donors who have disappeared. If we could use the Hubbell, we could find these folks and get to the bottom of this scandal.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the disappearance of key witnesses in a congressional investigation.

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