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ABSCAM — Part 1
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Members of the Senate
Members of the House of Representatives
February 11, 1980
Page Two
This government of ours, if it is to survive, requires
'a sincere dedication on the part of our elected representatives
to the basic tenets of integrity and justice. I do not believe
jthat justice can be served on the basis of favoritism-or privi-
lege. More.than that, it is time that the investigative arm,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was given credence for
doing the job it was designed to do.
All of you gentlemen would be the first to agree that
ilit the Federal Bureau of Investigation had conducted a similar
ninvestigation of the executive arm of government, Cabinet offi-
‘cials, members of State government, or for that matter, middle
lass America, that their efforts would be salutary. My ques-
‘tion is why do you wish to be exempt? :
I know that we, as Americans, seek integrity in our
‘government. You owe to your electors that responsibility
required of you by the United States Constitution. I suggest. ‘
you remember that fact. ,
Never in my memory has the public opinion of the Congress
|e# the United States been so low. I believe that it is time
jor you gentlemen to correct your image in the eyes of the Ly
American people. iF
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cc: Editor, Washington Post
Hon. William H. Webster, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hon. Benjamin Civiletti
Attorney General of the United States
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Time Magazine
Newsweek, Inc.
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