I suggest it is a misreading of the Constitution, for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that the member must be convinced that the President should be removed from office.

I believe the evidence is overwhelming that the President committed perjury before a Federal grand jury and in other settings, that he obstructed the administration of justice, and that he abused his office by lying under oath to Congress.

I believe that we need to get back to basics--the Constitution and what the impeachment power conferred on the Congress requires of us.

I believe the Judiciary Committee should consider the evidence brought forward by the Independent Counsel, as well as any new evidence he sees fit to refer to us, and decide Page H10031 without delay whether to forward articles of…

I ask my colleagues to pardon my ignorance, but I am not a lawyer and I have not been impressed with the legal gymnastics of the Committee on the Judiciary hearings.

I believed that the conduct of this President had threatened our Nation's security or undermined the operation of our government, or put at risk the principles of our democracy, I would vote to impeach.

I submit to my colleagues that the better question that we all ought to be concerned about as Members of Congress, as American citizens, do we want to dumb- down, do we want to lower the expectation of the conduct of the chief law…

I believe is right, what is fair, what is appropriate, and what is demanded to address the consequences of the actions of President William Jefferson Clinton.

I yield 1 hour to the distinguished minority ranking member on the Committee on the Judiciary, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.

I think the best way for the country to move beyond this sad affair is for Congress to have some sort of formal declaration of disapproval of the President's conduct.

I believe the President violated the laws and beliefs he swore to uphold instead of following the law, respecting American people's values and honoring his office.

I believe the division between Members supporting impeachment and those supporting censure is about much more than partisan politics.