I ask my colleagues to carefully review this thoughtful and insightful piece.

I submit to the House a December 16, 1998 editorial from the Syracuse Post-Standard entitled Duty Calls'' relating to the impeachment process presently before us.

The reason, I think, a perjury prosecution on the sexual-relations issue would fail is that the President has clearly explained in detail, and repeatedly, in his grand jury testimony what his understanding of the term meant, when he gave…

I think the president should set a standard for all the citizens in this country, and I think we all ought to be able to agree on what the word alone'' means.

s history. Today, the House votes on a recommendation from the Judiciary Committee to proceed with a fair and judicious inquiry into the charges contained in the report from the Independent Counsel. Like most of the people on Illinois

the gentleman from Massachusetts, I'd like to introduce Elsie Frank, Barney Frank's mother.

It is difficult to think of a fail-safe structure that could protect anyone from allegations of bias in a decision to prosecute or not prosecute the president

I think, a perjury prosecution on the sexual-relations issue would fail is that the President has clearly explained in detail, and repeatedly, in his grand jury testimony what his understanding of the term meant, when he gave his testimony…

I believe that the president can no longer effectively perform the duties and responsibilities for which he was elected.

may I inquire respectfully of the Speaker, may we refer to the Starr report referred to the Congress of the United States? The SPEAKER pro tempore

I believe it is important to once again refer to the intent of those who framed our Constitution.

I submit that a federal prosecutor ordinarily would not prosecute a case against a private citizen based on the facts set forth in the Starr referral.

Let me just say in closing, there's a point I wanted to make, and I was particularly grateful to the former governor of my state for making it, as a man who understands the broader democratic, with a small d,'' implications here

I believe that a severe censure and substantial fine is the most appropriate method to punish the President's extremely reprehensible behavior.

s actions, and they have urged that we not turn our backs on this matter. Our duty today is not pleasant and, contrary to the misguided charges of some of the President

I believe the President should be punished for his misconduct.

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 gentleman from Illinois to the Committee on the Judiciary with the instruction that the Committee immediately report to the House the resolution in the form of our Democratic alternative.

today the distinguished chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary held a press conference in which he made announcements which I had, until I read the report, known nothing about

I urge you as you cast your vote to look to history and the real facts in this case, and to look beyond partisan interests as the Constitution requires, and vote no'' on these articles of impeachment.

the gentleman from Wisconsin in rising to a point of order and also noting the dichotomy in this particular proposal of censure; that if this were to pass, we would go on record as stating that the President deserves censure, but the…

I think this panel has presented some very compelling testimony on all the pitfalls in pursuing a perjury prosecution in this situation and raised doubts about whether all the elements of perjury are present in this case.

I urge my friends and colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do the same.

I believe the President should be able to avoid the legal consequences ordinary Americans would face in similar circumstances, but because I believe he should face exactly the same consequences: trial in a court of law.

could I point out to my distinguished scholars and members of the Committee on the Judiciary, we are not trying to solve this problem within this debate