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Eliot Engel: “I think it is ironic that I have 20 seconds. The Republican majority wants to give us no time limit on an impeachment…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1998
I think it is ironic that I have 20 seconds. The Republican majority wants to give us no time limit on an impeachment inquiry which will turn into an open-ended fishing expedition, but I have 20 seconds here. They want to severely limit the amount of debate here amongst our colleagues. The American people are smart. They want this politically motivated witch-hunt to end. It is no coincidence that Mr. Starr brought his report 7 weeks before a national election. Let us stop the politics. Let us really talk about bipartisanship. Why can we not have adequate time to debate this important thing to the Nation? Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, perhaps a second and a half.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the limitations on debate regarding the impeachment inquiry.

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