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Steve Chabot: “But, Mr. Speaker, the excuses coming out of the White House about all their fund-raising irregularities would make even…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1997
But, Mr. Speaker, the excuses coming out of the White House about all their fund-raising irregularities would make even Steve Martin laugh. Maybe the White House needs to be reminded that accepting contributions from foreign nationals, directly or indirectly, for political campaigns is a crime. Maybe the White House needs to be reminded that laundering campaign contributions in order to hide the source of the funds is a crime; that selling Commerce Department trade missions in exchange for political contributions is a crime; that using government lawyers for private counsel is a crime. But who knows, Mr. Speaker? Maybe they just forgot.
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Steve Chabot
Republican · Ohio

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Addressing fund-raising irregularities by the White House.

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