August 1, 1994 - Part 5
August 1, 1994 - Part 5
(16:30:00) PBS funding credits (Tape #10060 begins) (16:30:13) Whitewater coverage title screen (16:30:24) NINA TOTENBERG and KEN BODE in tv studio introduce and discuss day's hearing, they also interview Senator ROBERT BENNETT (16:33:25) Hearing begins: AFTERNOON SESSION The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will come to order. Let me invite everyone to find a seat here in the Committee room and we'll start in a moment. Earlier in the day, when we began, I introduced all the witnesses we would be hearing today. I wanted just to briefly repeat the introduction of the witness that we have before us now, and that is Ms. Jean Hanson who is the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. By way of background, she was previously employed at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson, a noted law firm, from 1976 until March 1993. She served as a consultant to the Department of Treasury from March 1993 until June 1993 when she was confirmed into her present position, directly, by the Senate. Let me now ask you to stand and raise your right hand, if you would please. Do you swear that the testimony you, are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing had the truth, so help you God? STATEMENT OF JEAN E. HANSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, WASHINGTON DC Ms. HANSON, I do. The CHAIRMAN. Very good. Ms. Hanson, let me inquire, do you have a statement you, want to make at the outset? Ms. HANSON. I do, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Let me also suggest that you pull the microphone a little closer to you. so that you can be heard by everyone in the room. And when you are ready, you can go ahead with your statement. Ms. HANSON. Is this fine? The CHAIRMAN. Yes. Just speak loudly so you can be beard. Ms. HANSON. Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. Senator KERRY. We can't hear. Senator GRAMM. We need the mike right up close. The CHAIRMAN. Let's try to tune it up a little bit, too, if you can. Ms. HANSON. Is that better? The CHAIRMAN. Yes, that's better. Just try to speak into it as much as you can, at the same time trying to get situated comfortably. I know you have a statement to read.