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On the recordMarch 9, 1994
following up the comments of the preceding Member, I just have to say that there really are so many questions that have arisen about Whitewatergate in the press and in media commentaries throughout America over the last several weeks, it is absolutely astounding. The very same Members of Congress, who were aroused to outrage on behalf of the public good to demand an investigation of the fabricated October Surprise while journalists from liberal periodicals like Time magazine, the New Republic, and the Village Voice totally debunked the story; those same people who insisted that hearings were critically necessary despite the incredible lack of evidence; those same people today say no hearings are necessary. It doesn't make sense. It is mind-boggling, it is incredible, and it is just not justifiable. We need to answer these questions, and we should do so publicly in congressional investigation hearings.
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Robert Livingston
Republican · Louisiana

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Addressing the need for congressional hearings on the Whitewatergate controversy.

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