David Pryor: “But it appears that almost every other hour on the floor of the Senate, it has gotten to be the pattern now that one of…”

“But it appears that almost every other hour on the floor of the Senate, it has gotten to be the pattern now that one of our colleagues will come over and attempt to impugn someone's integrity or make some assertion about someone's character or their lack of honesty, or what have you. It appears that the pattern has been set, and we have seen that pattern over the past several weeks. So I just think that it is time we set the record straight; that we take the advice of the independent counsel and wait until the proper time for any hearings. And if congressional hearings are justified, we will hold congressional hearings, but to hold congressional hearings at the moment that the grand jury is meeting is unwise--and, by the way, Mr. President, the grand jury, as we stand here on the floor of the Senate, is meeting, actively meeting, and interviewing witnesses in this whole case. I hope we will listen to the plea of the independent counsel and use our common sense and attempt to make certain that the facts--that the facts--are ascertained. Let us listen to Mr. Fiske, a respected and Republican special counsel, and let him do his work without congressional interference.”