Clinger, Head of Travel Office Probe, to Join House Exodus
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WASHINGTON — Rep. William F. Clinger Jr. (R-Pa.), who has led an investigation into the 1993 firing of seven White House travel office employees, said Monday he will retire at the end of the year after 18 years in Congress.
“It is time for me to step down and to move on,” Clinger, 66, chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, said.
“I intend to vigorously pursue the committee’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding the so-called Travelgate affair as well as other inquiries within the committee’s jurisdiction and the principal oversight committee of the House,” Clinger said.
He said he also wants to pass legislation to give the president the line-item veto and to reform the way the federal government buys goods and services.
His announcement brings to 32 the number of members who are leaving the 435-member House at year’s end.
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