[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H21]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS WILL BOAST BOLD INITIATIVES

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the feeding frenzy and the rush to judgment 
that we have heard in the media during the past week involving the 
President is something I think that really is shameful. The media is 
saying that no Democrats are sticking with the President. This is one 
Democratic Congressman who is proud to stick with the President of the 
United States. He has been a good President. He has had many 
initiatives, and I want to listen to some of those initiatives tonight.
  When he talks about expanding Medicare, I am with him. When he talks 
about expanding child care, I am with him. When he talks about using 
the surplus to shore up Social Security, I am with him. When he talks 
about 100,000 new teachers, I am with him.
  There are safeguards in this country, there are constitutional 
protections. One of them is one is innocent until proven guilty. The 
President of the United States deserves those same kinds of protections 
that you and I would want for ourselves.
  The Bible says, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I 
think we ought to remember that. Bill Clinton is my friend, my 
President. He has been a good President. I stand by him. Let us not 
rush to judgment. I am going to be listening to him tonight and I know 
he is going to have a brilliant State of the Union with bold 
initiatives that are good for this country.

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