Political Quotes

“integrity in public service is always of paramount concern. I believed that last year when I addressed on this floor misconduct by Speaker Gingrich, and I believe it this year when I address misconduct by President Clinton. In short, I believe this Congress should take 3 steps and take them immediately. Number 1, it should make clear that all of the Starr report will be public. There is no reason this should be limited to some inner circle here in the Congress and drift out through leaks week after week after week. It should be posted on the Internet and made available to every American citizen. Number 2, this Congress should commit to stay right here until the job is complete. We do not need another year ruined by this whole episode. We need to be back attending to some of the real concerns that affect the American people, and the only way to do that in 1999 is to complete the job now. Number 3, we ought to go ahead and indicate we are prepared to take an appropriate sanction, but we want the evidence first. It is not punishment first and sentence later; it is after a thorough and deliberate consideration of the evidence before us. In short, we should get it now, we should get it all, and we should get it right.”