Ernest Istook: “Mr. Magaziner, a senior adviser to the President of the United States, according to the orders issued by the Federal…”

“Mr. Magaziner, a senior adviser to the President of the United States, according to the orders issued by the Federal judge, clearly, unquestionably lied, trying to keep information secret about this White House task force that was trying to remake one-sixth of the American economy in private confidential meetings, not letting us know even who the members were. Ultimately, when they were able to look beyond Mr. Magaziner's affidavit, they found that, instead of everybody being a Federal employee and, therefore, no Federal money going to private individuals in this endeavor, they found there were hundreds, hundreds, of people working directly with Mr. Magaziner who were not Federal employees at all. Mr. Magaziner should have been fired. The President of the United States should care if people at the White House are truthful to our courts. He does not seem to care. Therefore, Congress is saying, do we think the burden ought to fall upon the people who cause the problem or upon the taxpayers generally?”