On the recordMay 24, 2018
As we come upon this weekend, I want to certainly offer my respect for the men and women in the United States military and those who have fallen in battle. In this last authorization bill for the defense, I want to emphasize important amendments that I had approved dealing with active shooter, dealing with the violence against our children and having that explained or researched; and, as well, the maternal mortality rate will be included, along with 10 other of my amendments. At the same time, I wish to speak about something that saddens me on the breach of the rule of law and the breach of the Constitution that our President is engaged in: the maligning of the special counsel and, of course, the attempt to expose a confidential source. So let me hold up this picture of Rudy Giuliani who, in 1998, said in another investigation of a President: ``He's got to do it. He's got to do it.'' So I would offer to say that the President of the United States needs to sit down with the special counsel and tell the truth. That is what our men and women fight for overseas and around the world: democracy and the rule of law. That is what the President should do. ____________________
