Campaign Finance Investigation Day 12 Part 1
Channel: HouseResourceOrg
Date: 03/01/2011

Campaign Finance Investigation Day 12 Part 1 - House Oversight Committee 1998-01-29 - Product 99689-1-DVD - U.S. House of Representatives.  House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Committee members continued their investigation into campaign fund-raising abuses during the 1996 election cycle. Secretary Babbitt testified about the rejection of an Indian casino in Hudson, Wisconsin. He denied any contacts with Harold Ickes, Don Fowler or other influential persons concerning the casino application and stressed that the decision to reject the application was made on its merits alone. The Department of Justice is conducting a preliminary investigation into the matter and has until February 11 to decide whether to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the matter further.  Filmed by C-SPAN. Non-commercial use only. For more information, see http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/99689-1