Today the search for the truth continues, ... clear, documented, compelling case against the president. |
too badly to win. |
undermine the credibility of the democratic process. |
We are going to follow wherever the facts lead us. |
We are not confined to the Starr referral, ... That was the debate we had on the floor with the resolution that empowered us to review the material from the independent counsel. Mr. (Rick) Boucher (D-Virginia) and the Democrats wanted a very narrow scope. And we wanted a wider scope. And we prevailed. And so we are not bound by the parameters of the Starr referral. |
We are not delegates who are sent here to weigh our mail every day and then to vote accordingly. There are issue of transcendent importance that you have to be willing to lose your office over ... I'm willing to lose my seat any day in the week rather than sell out. |
We don't want to be accused of politicizing this ... but we will be doing a lot of planning and interviewing and whatever's necessary to have hearings after the election, |
We fulfilled our oath of office to discharge our duty according to the Constitution and when elected officials do that, democracy works, |
We have an excellent case without the witness, but the witnesses will help you. We have narrowed it down to three, a pitiful three, and I should think you would want to proceed with that minimum testimony. |
We have no precedent to follow on the involvement of the independent counsel in our proceedings. However, it seems both useful and instructive that we should hear from him since he is the person most familiar with the complicated matters the House has directed us to review. |
We haven't seen it yet. That's a decision we'll make next week. |
We hope and expect that the Senate will reject this motion and continue an expeditious search for the facts. History and justice demand a full record of the truth, |
We might have to streamline and consolidate some of these charges, but we have no present intention of dropping any, |
We respect and appreciate the bipartisan agreement established by this Senate, ... We intend to use the time we have been provided to present a compelling case on the serious charges pending against the President. |
We should nurture better ties with China. |