Frank Pallone: “I know the gentleman wants to be kind, but I have to say that, you…”

On the recordApril 9, 1997

I know the gentleman wants to be kind, but I have to say that, you know, the ultimate irony in this whole idea of foreign governments is that, and one of the reasons that I believe that the chairman of your committee, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton], is not willing to open this up to include the House, both Democrat and Republican, and the Senate, is because he himself has been under investigation. There have been allegations, as you know, that he in fact----

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Frank Pallone

Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the reluctance to include Congress in investigations related to foreign governments.

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