J.C. Watts: “it was reported over the weekend that the Clinton administration had used the FBI to obtain the confidential records of…”

“it was reported over the weekend that the Clinton administration had used the FBI to obtain the confidential records of former Reagan and Bush administrations employees. The White House passed this off as a mere bureaucratic mistake; an oversight not to be repeated; really, just a small matter that is not worthy of a serious examination. Mr. Speaker, I long ago stopped trying to figure out the Clinton administration. Their response to any accusation of improper or illegal activity is always the same: So what. It goes something like this; Whitewater, so what. Troopergate, so what. Cattle futures, so what. Travelgate, so what. Cabinet members resigning in disgrace, so what. Twenty-two White House officials with legal defense funds, so what. Paula Jones, so what. Mr. Speaker, the White House's 'so what' response to the improper or illegal use of the FBI only confirms that they are hiding something from the American people.”