I urge my colleagues to join me in voting no on the impeachment of President Clinton.

Has the gentleman from Illinois yielded to the gentleman from Michigan for the purpose of that request? Mr

I believe that the President lied under oath, obstructed justice, and abused the power of his office by providing false statements to Congress in response to questions submitted by the Committee on the Judiciary.

I believe that the President's actions, while immoral and irresponsible, were not treasonous, and do not meet the high test of impeachment as intended by our Founders.

I believe the Republican majority has squandered that, and, by doing so, has set in motion a process that is too much about partisanship and not enough about statesmanship.

s case is overwhelming, that he has abused and violated the public trust. In this Nation, all men are created equal. Simply put, the President in our representative democracy is not a sovereign who is above the law. Tomorrow I shall cast a…

I urge Members to vote against impeachment on principle, mindful of our oath of office, understanding our duty to our constituents, to the Constitution and to the future.

I believe some Members of Congress are forgetting, ignoring, or perhaps do not understand the proper role of the House in an impeachment proceeding.

I urge my colleagues to vote no on the Hyde resolution.

I believe that it is painfully obvious that not only do these actions not help the President fulfill his duty and faithfully execute his office, but they directly lead to a failure to uphold this solemn oath and a direct betrayal of the…

I think that we should stick with the Constitution.

I think most Americans have concluded that the President has not subverted the Constitution.