Thomas Daschle: “These are unquestionably significant issues that merit serious, objective review. For me and for the Democratic Senators…”

“These are unquestionably significant issues that merit serious, objective review. For me and for the Democratic Senators on our investigation task force, the objective is simple: national security. We want the national security to be enhanced; we want American lives and American interests protected. If the Senate's work on the satellite export issue reveals flaws in our export controls that endanger national security, we want those flaws corrected--now. If the facts warrant, we will gladly join with our Republican colleagues to that end. But there should be no place for politics, for partisan political maneuvering, when it comes to national security. We also want U.S. law to be enforced without fear or favor. If the law was violated in campaign financing for the 1996 election, Democratic Senators want the guilty held accountable.”