"I think the Justice Department--I know they are working on just the issue you raise."
"He just wanted somebody to get him off the list, and they could not."
"If criminal conduct occurred, this Senator wants to know about it."
"A commission of the kind we are proposing is needed in order to arrive at an in-depth, unbiased, and impartial understanding of what happened, how it happened, and the consequences of those actions."
"We must, as a country, take stock of where we have been and determine what was and is not acceptable."
"Only great countries, Mr. Chairman, confident in themselves, are prepared to look at their most serious mistakes."
"We cannot turn the page unless we first read the page."
"We need to do so again in these difficult economic times."
"I disagree with those conclusions, but I certainly do not believe a truth commission is necessary to somehow arbitrate the differences between me and the Levin report."
"While a commission of inquiry is the best way to get the facts out, Congress, the Justice Department, and the public should decide what to do with those facts."
"The proposed commission, I submit to you, cannot."