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“WILL CHINESE ESPIONAGE SCANDAL BE DISMISSED AS EASILY AS OTHER SCANDALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3004 on May 12, 1999.
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WILL CHINESE ESPIONAGE SCANDAL BE DISMISSED AS EASILY AS OTHER SCANDALS
(Mr. SCHAFFER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I can only guess what the response of the knee-jerk Clinton defenders will be as the whole country learns just how bad the Communist Chinese espionage scandal is. Will they dismiss this scandal, too, claiming, ``Everyone lies about treason.''
We have heard so many excuses so many times about so many scandals during the most unethical administration in history. It does not matter, they say. Everyone does it.
The President stated he was unaware of any Chinese espionage and that it had taken place on his watch. But now we have Energy Secretary Bill Richardson admitting that, in fact, a report was prepared and delivered to the President on exactly that subject in November of 1998.
Even more amazing is that the President's and the Vice President's first reaction to the news of this Chinese spying scandal was to, that is right, blame it on Ronald Reagan.
Then we find out the most serious stuff occurred during the Clinton years of 1994 and 1995. Why? Why, I ask, did the Justice Department sit on its hands for 3\1/2\ years, 3\1/2\ years, while Americans have to rely on a New York newspaper to get to the bottom of it?
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