Martin Hoke: “Dear Mr. Speaker: It is time for Democrats to use the truth. I recommend that the House leadership draft and endorse a…”

“Dear Mr. Speaker: It is time for Democrats to use the truth. I recommend that the House leadership draft and endorse a resolution calling for full hearings on the Whitewater affair. I note that the Senate has already committed itself to hearings. I suggest that House hearings be held in a forum of broad reach, possibly a select committee, that can explore all the charges. We have a responsibility to set the record straight, which is possible only through a full public hearing of every aspect of this matter. Sincerely, Henry B. Gonzalez. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Gonzalez] is absolutely right. I support him in an unqualified way. We do need to have a committee. I support the idea of a select committee. And the only thing that I would add is that we ought to pay for it in a fiscally responsible way. We ought to cut 1 percent or one-half percent from every committee in this House in order to pay for it so that we are not going to increase the deficit to do it.”