Again, just to pick up on the theme from my friend and colleague from Massachusetts about the reluctance to instruct the Senate when it comes to the issue of censure, and I presume that the position of the House managers would be reluctance to instruct the Senate as to how to conduct the trial and whether there would be a necessity for live witnesses.
Bill Delahunt: “Again, just to pick up on the theme from my friend and colleague from Massachusetts about the reluctance to instruct the…”
On the recordJanuary 6, 1999
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Discussing the House's position on instructing the Senate regarding censure and trial procedures.
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