On the recordOctober 8, 1998
I have read the Independent Counsel's report and much of the supporting information which he has transmitted to us. Like my colleagues from both parties on the Judiciary Committee, I have come to the conclusion that we have been presented with substantial and credible evidence concerning the President of the United States that may constitute grounds for impeachment. We must do our duty and fully and fairly investigate these matters. I have reached this conclusion with a profound sense of sadness. America is a great nation, and we are not less great because we are governed by fallible men and women. Indeed, our founding fathers knew well our failings, and led us to rely not upon the rule of men, but upon the rule of law.
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