John Sarbanes: “Let me say to the chairman, let me make a couple of points. First of all, they cite editorials that say do an indefinite…”

“Let me say to the chairman, let me make a couple of points. First of all, they cite editorials that say do an indefinite extension. I have cited on the floor today editorials that say--let me just quote a couple of them. . . . Whitewater hearing needs to wind down. A legitimate probe is becoming a partisan sledgehammer. . . . The Senate Whitewater hearings, led since last July by Senator Al D'Amato, have served their purpose. It's time to wrap this thing up before the election season. That is the Greensboro, NC, paper. The Sacramento Bee says: With every passing day, the hearings have looked more like a fishing expedition in the Dead Sea. And says these ought not to be extended.”