Ray LaHood

I believe President Clinton has already suffered an enormous penalty.

I urge you to vote for impeachment because he lied.

I urge this body to take a course of action that is justified by the facts, censure, not impeachment.

I urge my colleagues to allow a vote of censure against the President.

I believe what is most offensive in terms of the Constitution is that he failed to provide truthful answers to the United States Congress to 81 questions that were submitted to him.

I urge you to vote no on impeaching the President.

I submit that that is in fact why we in Congress are here today to return under the provision of our Constitution to the principles of decency, respect and trust.

I submit it would be radical for Congress to shirk its Constitutional responsibility.

I urge you to reconsider your ill-advised actions and allow the House to have a fair vote that includes censure.

S not about impeachment of the President. Or prosecution of the President. It

So what is the standard? Did President Clinton commit high Crimes and Misdemeanors

I believe the long term consequence to this country of not acting on these serious charges before us far outweigh the consequences of following what the Constitution provides for and bringing this matter to trial in the United States…

S behavior has been deplorable, reprehensible, and immoral. He has disgraced the office of the Presidency. I think it would be best for the country if he would resign and pass the office of the Presidency to Vice President Gore…

The gentleman from Massachusetts that apparently he is under the impression that the President admitted to the truth in his grand jury testimony.

I urge my colleagues to vote against impeachment, and I would so vote were I able to be present in the chamber today.

I urge my colleagues to look past their party affiliation to their conscience and vote for these articles of impeachment.

I ask a similar question: would you be calling for a no'' vote on this resolution or a motion of censure instead of impeachment?

I submit to this House that the rational position and the moderate position is to hold the President of the United States as we would any other American accountable to the law.

I think the president should resign and spare the country the agony of this impeachment and removal proceeding.

I think that a yes-vote on impeachment shows more irresponsibility than Clinton's actions.

I believe that we should strongly censure President Clinton for his reprehensible and immoral conduct.

I believe that we significantly lower the standards for impeachment for our future Presidents, and further politicize a solemn process.

I believe we are sending the most significant and important message that America has set an example of true democracy and equality under Constitutional law.

I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote no on all articles of impeachment, and to instead support a strong and severe censure resolution.

I urge my colleagues to vote no on the articles of impeachment, and instead, support a strong and severe censure.