Chuck Grassley: “last Sunday marked the third anniversary of the firings of the Travelgate Seven from the White House travel office. That…”

“last Sunday marked the third anniversary of the firings of the Travelgate Seven from the White House travel office. That is 3 years of the Federal Government harassing these innocent public servants, and their families, and the harassment continues as I speak. This is a story of an abuse of power by the new occupants of the White House, back on May 19, 1993. The Clinton White House used the full powers of the Federal Government to fire these seven loyal workers, destroy their reputations, deplete their bank accounts, steal their dignity, and cause great suffering for their families. I wonder how many Americans have been the target of an abusive Washington bureaucracy--like the IRS. Or how about when four Federal agencies fight over the right to tell a farmer how to use land that his family has been farming for three generations. And how many small businesses have been harassed by OSHA or EPA? Untold numbers of citizens across this land have been harassed and abused by the Federal Government. Hard-working families try to play by the rules. Next thing they know, they are unfair targets of zealous Washington bureaucrats who are out of control. Mr. President, no hard-working, honest citizen should have to go through such an ordeal. It is unjust and unfair. Government is supposed to promote justice and fairness, but Washington turns these principles upside down.”