Political Quotes

“I repeat and emphasize, this is a letter, on his own initiative, by an independent counsel appointed at the request of Republicans, who is himself a Republican, and, according to our Republican colleagues in the Senate, a man of total integrity and fairness. This is his request that no investigation, no congressional hearings be held. Mr. President, reference was made to the fact that he met with the ranking Republican Senator on the committee, who took him up on his request in the last sentence of the letter offering to meet personally. And what did Mr. Fiske say after that meeting? This is a quote from Mr. Fiske after the meeting with the Republican Senator: My position, as expressed in the letter and right now, is that I would prefer that there be no congressional hearings. Mr. President, let us be clear at the outset. Congress has an important oversight responsibility. Congress should meet that responsibility, and I am confident that Congress will meet that responsibility, by conducting a careful inquiry, including hearings at an appropriate time and under circumstances which do not undermine the ongoing investigation by the independent counsel. There can and should be no doubt about that.…”