John Conyers: “The issue underlying this today is not that question, however volatile that is. That will be dealt with in due course by…”

“The issue underlying this today is not that question, however volatile that is. That will be dealt with in due course by the Committee on the Judiciary, if Ken Starr sends anything up here or when we debate independent counsel. But what we are debating today, and should be, is that the underlying premise you are trying to amend is fatally flawed. The board structure that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. McDade) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) have worked into this bill unfortunately will not work, even though we want to have oversight. It will not operate correctly. It cannot operate, and I urge in the end that it be stricken.”