Chris Dodd: “Mr. President, let me just briefly say, with regard to the resolution before us, as someone who appreciates the role of…”

“Mr. President, let me just briefly say, with regard to the resolution before us, as someone who appreciates the role of having a statute dealing with independent counsel, I, for one, along with others--and I am not alone in this regard--have expressed some reservations and concerns about the independent counsel route generally, putting aside any specific matters. I was one who voted against establishing an independent counsel in the case of former President Bush when there were allegations raised involving Iran and Iran-Contra. I felt that those motivations were purely political. There were those in my party, principally in my party, who pushed a resolution, and I felt it was unwarranted. If felt it was politically motivated, and voted against it.”