On the recordMarch 8, 1994
what is going on at the White House? After a series of critical errors by the President's staff regarding the Whitewater affair, Mr. Clinton blamed Republicans for fomenting hysteria. This is like blaming the other team when you fumble the football in the open field. Mr. Speaker, Republicans simply want to get to the bottom of this whole affair. And we are not alone. So do the American people. In fact, it is the media that has done most of the leg work to investigate what the White House, the Rose law firm and the Justice Department have been doing in regard to Whitewater. If the President wants to blame someone for the media's feeding frenzy, I suggest he first look in his own shop. There he will find missteps, mistakes, fumbles, foibles, folly, and foolishness, all of which has contributed to the perception of a coverup. Mr. Speaker, the President should not blame Republicans for Whitewater. It is not our fault.
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