August 2, 1994 - Part 12
August 2, 1994 - Part 12
This tape has the same footage and time codes as tape #10075 except that this tape holds about five minutes more footage - the time codes and transcript for this footage appear below: (01:28:32)(tape #10075 ends) as we now go back and do the reconstruction, it should have come at that time. It didn't, you now acknowledge that it probably should have. I think it's important that we at least cover that degree of ground here now. Mr. ALTMAN. I agree with you. If I could go back to February 24, 1 would have answered more expansively. All I've tried to say here today is that I just didn't come up here with an intent to conceal or withhold information. Senator GRAMM. Mr. Chairman, is it our time? The CHAIRMAN, Yes, and I didn't want to--Senator Sarbanes was gracious to yield to me. Senator GRAMM. Mr. Chairman, I don't have a dog in this particular fight, but I can't sit back and not go into this. Let;s talk about tonight. And I don't see these as big issues, this is what stuns me, I don't have any trouble every day saying boy, I messed something up. But it is obvious to me that other people have a tremendous difficulty doing that. Senator D'Amato asked you tonight asked you about whether you planned to talk about the recusal, asked whether you had any idea in your mind that you were going to bring it up? In essence, that is what he asked you, and you said, "no, it was extemporaneous and I blurted it out." Now this is what you said tonight, this is not the 24th. 551 Now let me go back. I found another documentation. That's what you say, but let me tell you what the world says. Mr. ALTMAN. Incidentally, Senator, if I can just say, I hope I've said tonight several times tonight I want to say a in. I made mis- takes. I did mess this up. I should have recused myself right off the bat. I should have been more expansive on February 24. I should have had the-I mean, not had it and communicated it in writing. I agree with that. I mean.