T. Gorton said "It is exactly for that reason that I came to praise my successor, Ms. Gregoire, as the attorney general of Washington, for a very cogent presentation of her point of view and that of our prosecuting attorneys. I think they are doing the State a great service. I hope and I expect that many or most of the members of the congressional delegation of my State in both parties will defer to her judgment in this connection and see to it that we deal with the crime bill and leave this issue to later and not do something which adds to the complexity of appeals in the guise of making them more simple." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 14, 1994

It is exactly for that reason that I came to praise my successor, Ms. Gregoire, as the attorney general of Washington, for a very cogent presentation of her point of view and that of our prosecuting attorneys. I think they are doing the State a great service. I hope and I expect that many or most of the members of the congressional delegation of my State in both parties will defer to her judgment in this connection and see to it that we deal with the crime bill and leave this issue to later and not do something which adds to the complexity of appeals in the guise of making them more simple.

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

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Editor's note · Context

Praising the attorney general of Washington and discussing the crime bill during Senate floor debate.

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