August 3, 1994 - Part 2
August 3, 1994 - Part 2
(11:00:02)(tape #10077 begins) (11:03:12)(tape #10076 ends) (11:11:42) Hearing resumes: The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will resume. I want to say for the record that Senator Sasser was in the middle of his time period-well he has just returned. Let me just give Senator Sasser a minute to get seated and get his materials ready. If the timing clerk would restore the remainder of Senator Sasser's time after he has caught his breath here, we will go ahead and finish with Senator Sasser and then we will rotate over to the Republican side. Senator Sasser. Senator SASSER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, I am fascinated by the statement that you made to George Stephanopoulos arguing in favor of "lancing this boil." Some of the things you learn just by living, and I think sometimes if you are a smart person and have an open mind you will acquire wisdom over the years. This may have been a very wise suggestion that you made to George Stephanopoulos. I think it was. But my question comes: How would you lance this boil? I was talking to a very prominent constituent of mine last evening who unfortunately for him is a C-SPAN junkie. He watches everything we do on television here, and he was making the point. He says, this reminds me of "The Dance of the Seven Veils." After the last-the veils are taken off one after another, and finally to our chagrin we find when the last veil falls there is nothing there. Now my question to you is: How do you lance this boil here that has been pestering this White House, and has been in and out of the news now for 2 years? The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will resume. I want to say for the record that Senator Sasser was in the middle of his time period-well he has just returned. Let me just give Senator Sasser a minute to get seated and get his materials ready. If the timing clerk would restore the remainder of Senator Sasser's time after he has caught his breath here, we will go ahead and finish with Senator Sasser and then we will rotate over to the Republican side. Senator Sasser. Senator SASSER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, I am fascinated by the statement that you made to George Stephanopoulos arguing in favor of "lancing this boil." Some of the things you learn just by living, and I think sometimes if you are a smart person and have an open mind you will acquire wisdom over the years. This may have been a very wise suggestion that you made to George Stephanopoulos. I think it was. But my question comes: How would you lance this boil? I was talking to a very prominent constituent of mine last evening who unfortunately for him is a C-SPAN junkie. He watches everything we do on television here, and he was making the point. He says, this reminds me of "The Dance of the Seven Veils." After the last-the veils are taken off one after another, and finally to our chagrin we find when the last veil falls there is nothing there. Now my question to you is: How do you lance this boil here that has been pestering this White House, and has been in and out of the news now for 2 years?