Political Quotes

“In a short while this House will vote on whether or not to begin an impeachment inquiry against the President of the United States. A very serious matter. We will have a vote that will, I think, result in a substantial majority of the Members voting to proceed unhindered by artificial time constraints that simply subject the body to political gamesmanship of delay rather than expedition of the process. We will vote to allow ourselves to look at other credible evidence of impeachable offenses from other credible sources, if those come before the body. We should not engage in a fishing expedition, but we should exercise our constitutional responsibility in a full and open way, the same way we have always exercised that responsibility for every other impeachment inquiry in more than 200 years of American history. And we should do it in the way suggested by our former colleague, Representative Barbara Jordan, who said at another time, 'It is reason, not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate and guide our decision.' The charges against the President include perjury, witness tampering and obstruction of justice. These are serious charges, charges that cannot be wiped away with a mere wink and a nod, an apology, or someone's interpretation of the latest opinion poll. The standard that we follow, and the standard we teach our children, is that no person is above the law, including the President of the United States.”