Larry Combest: “just to make certain that there is a complete record, first of all, all of the assurances that the gentleman from…”

“just to make certain that there is a complete record, first of all, all of the assurances that the gentleman from Washington has given, I certainly stand behind and support. Congressman Dixon, a member of our committee, is the first Member of the House that brought this to our attention. I think that was simultaneous with the gentlewoman's understanding of the potential problem. The assurances were given at that time to Congressman Dixon that there would be a complete investigation. The staff was asked to embark immediately on a full, thorough, and tenacious investigation. There are a number of other reports and investigations this committee has done that are not mentioned in this conference report either. So it is not that we are sliding your concerns about this matter. Those are matters that would not be normally brought up in a conference report. I would also like to mention to the gentlewoman, and, Mr. Speaker, I will include in the Record a letter that the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Waters] sent to me, a response that I sent to her in regard to the committee's actions and the fact that the Central Intelligence Agency had begun an IG's report, had also contacted the Attorney General as well; and a letter to me from the Speaker in which he references a contact that he had received from Ms.…”