their typical knee-jerk reaction. |
There are many voices telling us to halt this debate, that the people are weary of it all, ... There are other voices suggesting we have a duty to debate the many questions raised by the circumstances in which we find ourselves, questions of high consequence for constitutional government.... What is the significance of a false statement under oath? Is it essentially different from a garden variety lie? A mental reservation? A fib? An evasion? A little white lie? Hyperbole? |
There are so many women on the floor of Congress, it looks like a mall. |
There is a Second Amendment, there is a fundamental right that we're dealing with and therefore we should move expeditiously but not in a stampede. We're going to do this and we're going to do it right. |
There is information that should be released. We can redact transcripts of the taped material and release those. That, so far, seems to be the best way, ... But there is an awful lot there that shouldn't go out. |
There's something sticking in my back, |
These are not trivial matters. These are not partisan matters. These are matters of justice, the justice that each of you has taken a solemn oath to serve in this trial, |
This is a complex agreement with profound implications for US and global interests. Congress will need to take a close look at its many provisions in order to come to an informed decision. |
This is a complex agreement with profound implications. Congress will need to take a close look. |
This is a lousy job but somebody has to do it ... No one looks forward to this traumatic journey that we're about to enter on, |
This is not the time to get angry at the Senate. At the same time, this is a strange process, one that we're not familiar with. In terms of making a case, the question of the production of witnesses, it has been rendered difficult. |
This legislation brings to bear instruments of leverage sufficient to the task, the most important being tying the U.S. financial contribution to a series of readily understandable benchmarks. |
This vote says something about us, |
to emphasize the statements made under oath. |
Today it's our responsibility and our constitutional duty to review those materials referred to us and recommend to the House of Representatives whether the matter merits a further inquiry. |