[Lott made the comment at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce luncheon in response to a question about delays in the confirmation process for Ashcroft, a conservative Republican defeated for re-election to the Senate.] If there is a cesspool anywhere in this city, ... it is the Justice Department. And I'd like for John to try and clean it up and enforce the laws that really do need to be enforced. |
[Lott would not close the door on the possibility witnesses may be called to give closed-door depositions to resolve any outstanding questions.] Clearly, there are conflicts in what has been said by the House managers and the White House, ... There appear to be conflicts between what the witnesses have said. |
[Lott, appearing on] Fox News Sunday, ... Unless something changes, I don't see how they (House members) avoid it. |
[President Clinton] acts like a spoiled brat. He thinks he's got to have it his way or no way, |
[Republicans were thrown on the defensive.] I am ready, ... I am ready. Help me. I think we can find a way to get this thing done. |
[Republicans] would like to take our message to the American people, ... Maybe the president will conclude at some point that he needs to work with us. |
[Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said the idea has] troubling constitutional consequences and (is) also quite illogical. ... overreacting. |
[Sen. Trent Lott ( news , bio , voting record ), R-Miss., said the U.S. is winning in Iraq but has] a way to go ... Meet the Press. |
[Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) had predicted the measure would fail, but vowed to yank the budget plan from the Senate floor if it passed.] This is clearly a deal-buster, ... If this amendment should be adopted right out of the gate, the wheels will come off this thing. |
[Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, said Friday he disagrees] very strongly ... would be opposed to legislation that would carry out this decision, but I want to be briefed on why they think this is the right step. |
[Sources told CNN that Lott is looking at a two- to three-week trial, ending before President's Day on February 15, but the majority leader refused to put a time limit on the trial.] We will get it done, hopefully, in a relatively short period of time without limiting it to a day, or three days or three weeks for that matter, ... It could very well take longer than that. |
[Their issue? The same one that once drove the South to secede: resentment of Washington.] We don't have all the answers in Washington, ... In fact, we have very few of the answers in Washington. Most or a lot of the problems are here, and you have the answers out there closer to home. |
[Urging his Democratic colleagues to] calm down ... We need to go forward and do our constitutional duty to hear the evidence. |
[Weld's decision came after Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott on Sunday closed off his last possible route to Mexico City -- an end run around Helms.] This nominee should not be confirmed and will not be confirmed, ... Stakeout. |
[When Lott reviews these incidents, he sees overreaction by the media -- a series of what seemed to him to be fairly innocuous statements that newspapers and other news outlets seized on and turned into major stories. During the] Evans & Novak ... for two paragraphs. But that's the part that didn't make the story. |