Asa Hutchinson: “Mr. Speaker, this is not easy. In fact, it is difficult, it is unpleasant, and we would all just as soon the…”

“Mr. Speaker, this is not easy. In fact, it is difficult, it is unpleasant, and we would all just as soon the responsibility go aside. As our Founding Fathers warned, this is an issue that divides us and stirs the passions of the great people of this country. I know my fellow Arkansans are divided on the issue of impeachment, and for these reasons it is argued that we should find an easier way out of this present trouble, that we should put it off, we should turn aside. But as we all know, the easy way is not always the right way. The difficult path is to follow the Constitution, but that is the oath that we all took in this Chamber, and I have faith that the path James Madison marked will lead us out of these woods. Mr. Speaker, I support the resolution that has been offered. I will focus my attention on Article I. This article charges that on August 17, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided false testimony to the Federal grand jury.”