John Conyers

Furthermore, if the Committee finds that it is unable to accomplish its work in the time frame provided it may ask the House for more time

The gentleman from Virginia proposes instead to censure the President.

I believe one of the most important precedents one can turn to is the founder of the Democrat Party, President Andrew Jackson.

I believe there is sufficient evidence that William Jefferson Clinton committed perjury and abused the office of the Presidency.

I believe all Americans understand that, in this country, we operate under a rule of law, and every citizen--even the President--is innocent until proven guilty.

I urge all my colleagues to oppose these articles of impeachment.

I think we should consider impeaching'' not only the President, but the Congress and the Judiciary.

I believe, that anyone can file a civil lawsuit against any President at any time over a matter which did not occur while he she was in office and has nothing to do with the presidency.

I believe that the most troubling issue is in Article One--whether the President made material false statements under oath to a federal grand jury on August 17, 1998.

I think the answer lies in the testimony of the President's political consultant and confidant Dick Morris.

I think all the commentators in the editorial pages have pointed out that the president is caught between the Fifth Amendment and coming clean with the American public.

I think the real potential for understanding the likelihood of a criminal prosecution actually lies in the president's own actions.

I think you ought to take into account in deciding whether or not you want to base your impeachment, as I've read, on perjury.

I urge my colleagues to reject these articles of impeachment.

I believe that most of them would do as I will do--support a resolution of censure, but vote no on this tragic and obsessive effort to impeach the President.

The Constitution gives everyone the right to take the Fifth Amendment and the jury is instructed that they are not to take any inference from that

Had the president, instead of testifying in the grand jury, had taken the Fifth Amendment, I'm certain it would result in a great deal of publicity, probably adverse

It is our plan to recognize our leadership, and then our members of the Committee on the Judiciary, and then the rest of our distinguished membership on this side

Continuing the business under the incredible turn of events that has occurred, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr

I believe the decision of the Independent Counsel not to include any of these matters in his Referral after his lengthy and exhaustive investigation reflects his view that no substantial and credible basis exists to justify considering…

I urge the Chair to resolve all ambiguities in the rules and all doubts about their proper application in favor of finding that the resolution of censure is germane and permitting its consideration by the House.

I believe that the President has lied under oath and that he continues to flout the rule of law by refusing to admit publicly that he lied under oath, and therefore should be impeached and removed from office.

I think that is not sufficient under the circumstances of this case to demonstrate that there was any other touching by the president and therefore he committed this--you know, he violated this--and committed perjury.

I think that the burden to proceed with an impeachment should have a higher evidentiary threshold than the burden for a prosecutor to bring a criminal case, because of the consequences of impeachment--are such more important national…

I think that the president should set a standard that our kids in this country ought to be able to look up to, and we ought to know that the chief law enforcement officer, the president of this country, is somebody that we can respect and…