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“SUBPOENA TO CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5671 on July 24, 1997.
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SUBPOENA TO CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND
OVERSIGHT
(Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, something is wrong. How can it be that a House committee serves a subpoena on a Federal agency one day and 3 days later that same agency subpoenas the campaign records of that committee's chairman? Talk about politicizing the Justice Department.
Yes, it is curious but that is exactly what happened 2 weeks ago. The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] sent a subpoena about campaign fundraising to the Justice Department on July 8. Bingo. On July 11, an FBI agent walks into his Indianapolis campaign office with a subpoena for all ``Burton for Congress'' records. We are not the only ones to think this is strange. Even Dan Rather on CBS News raised it on his program.
This is not what good government should be about, Mr. Speaker. It should not be a game of tit for tat. The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] should not have to face a political prosecution or persecution just because he is trying to do his job. The Attorney General should not politicize our system of justice in this way.
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