Dennis Hastert: “I am saddened that there is clear and convincing evidence that the President lied under oath, obstructed justice and…”

I'm deeply sorry that this has happened. And the bottom line is that we're taking responsibility, because, ultimately, as someone has said in Washington before, the buck stops here.

I, first of all, learned of this last Friday, when we were about to leave Congress for you know, the break to -- to go out and campaign.

The first thing, Speaker Dennis Hastert said at this time, questioned whether we should rebuild New Orleans.

The time has come for me to make my last speech from this podium.