Robert Walker said "I mean if the documents are not being shredded at the Rose law firm, where are they and why can they not be made public? Of course, they cannot be made public because the President refuses to allow them to be made public. Mr. Speaker, one of the dirtiest little secrets that Washington has is that this House of Representatives has been in control of the Democrats for 40 years. For 40 years Democrats have carved out for themselves positions of privilege and power and then sought all kinds of ways to hang onto those positions to make certain that they keep themselves separate from things other Americans have to live by." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 9, 1994

I mean if the documents are not being shredded at the Rose law firm, where are they and why can they not be made public? Of course, they cannot be made public because the President refuses to allow them to be made public. Mr. Speaker, one of the dirtiest little secrets that Washington has is that this House of Representatives has been in control of the Democrats for 40 years. For 40 years Democrats have carved out for themselves positions of privilege and power and then sought all kinds of ways to hang onto those positions to make certain that they keep themselves separate from things other Americans have to live by.

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Robert Walker

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses concerns about transparency and accountability regarding the Whitewater investigation.

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