Ray LaHood: “I believe that a Senate trial of Impeachment with the attendance utilization of resources would hurt our District by…”

“I believe that a Senate trial of Impeachment with the attendance utilization of resources would hurt our District by diverting the focus of the 106th Congress from critical issues such as job creation and economic development, farm relief, tax relief, school modernization, Social Security and Medicare solvency, the Patient's Bill of Rights, domestic and international terrorism, defense, crime and drugs, and veteran's benefits.”