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Lamar Smith: “a week ago President Clinton went to Charlotte, NC, to get away from the Washington press corps. At the town meeting…”

On the recordApril 14, 1994
a week ago President Clinton went to Charlotte, NC, to get away from the Washington press corps. At the town meeting, one woman asked: ``Many of us Americans are having a hard time with your credibility. How can you earn back our trust?'' Mr. Speaker, I can tell the President how to regain America's trust. Tell Congress to hold hearings on Whitewater now. For some reason, the Democrats in Congress must think the President has something to hide. They think that they are doing him a favor by keeping a scandal under wraps. Interestingly, during the Reagan-Bush years, the Democrats held 25 hearings. Apparently, it is all right for Democrats to investigate Republicans but not members of their own party. The constitutional responsibility of congressional oversight is not a one-way street. We need full disclosure and we need it now.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas
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Addressing the need for congressional hearings on the Whitewater investigation during a speech.

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