Arlen Specter: “Just a word or two. The letter which Senator Hatch has just read is entirely consistent with the representation I made…”

“Just a word or two. The letter which Senator Hatch has just read is entirely consistent with the representation I made earlier that I had talked to Director Louis Freeh this afternoon, who told me, as I said earlier, that if he had 8 to 10 weeks that would be ample time. And that is why, as I had said earlier, I modified the amendment from the date of June 30 to August 4, which would give more than the 8 to 10 weeks. So, when Senator Hatch cites a letter about the immediate future, the 8 to 10 weeks was accorded to the Director and the hearings could have been held within the timeframe of the resolution as framed. I yield the floor.”