I do not know where the folks who have been talking on the Republican side have been the last 10 years. They are as capable of reading the law as we are. It is available to them. I guess they do not want to read it. The law as of 10 years…

I am glad we are moving to the end of this debate. I think it has been a good debate. We have strong words that have been spoken throughout it. Strong feelings, of course, exist on both sides. In fact, we are trying to pass a bill today…

Are you not reading the papers? Are you not aware that high-ranking Members of Congress of both parties are presently under investigation? Is there some indication otherwise? Have you not read the law? I will not yield again. Have you not…

I would just like to restate what the chairman said. We would be glad to accept the first part of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde], because it is simply a restatement of what is in the bill with regard to…

I really wonder if the gentleman understands what we are saying is what the gentleman has done is provide that the Attorney General under his provision has 15 days in order to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of a violation…

I just have to observe that whenever a human being, in the face of the language of the law when it is laid before them and repeated over and over in terms that anyone could understand, continues to deny what is before their very eyes…

Again, I would emphasize removal is possible for an independent counsel for cause, and a serious violation of any of these standards would satisfy that requirement.

we have before us today a historic statute, a unique statute in our jurisprudence that grew out of a unique event in American history. That is the Watergate event of some 20 years ago. It resulted in the passage, in 1978, of a special…

I just want to continue saying I think that the objection of the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde] goes to his view that the Attorney General did not act appropriately at that time. But that is a fact question. The fact of the matter is…

I would like to say that I regret very much the remarks I heard the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Goss], and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon], make a moment ago... This rule makes in order 10 amendments. Six of them are Republican…

first I would like to respond by saying that the gentleman's very strong remarks about the intent of the Rules Committee, or our intent in carrying this bill, I think, are perhaps a little bit stronger than they should be, to say the…

that is a fair question and there is a good answer for it. First of all, every American, no matter whether they are an independent counsel or not, is subject to title 18, United States Code, section 798, which provides criminal penalties…