[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 115 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9926]
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         GRATITUDE TO SENATORS LIEBERMAN, KERREY, AND MOYNIHAN

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, in many respects, I have been pulling for 
the President to pull through this problem and one who had hoped that 
the speech he gave never would have had to have been given, and who 
still is very concerned about our country and how this matter is 
handled.
  I want to express my gratitude to the distinguished Senator from 
Connecticut and my dear friends from Nebraska and New York, as well, 
for the moral compass that they have brought to the U.S. Senate floor 
this day, and really for the fine work they have done through the years 
in some of these very difficult matters.
  When the distinguished Senator from Connecticut stands and speaks on 
these particular issues, he does so with authority because he has 
spoken out on so many moral issues in the past, and I think with good 
effect. I think it is important for all of us to reserve judgment on 
these matters until we have the report of Judge Starr. At that time, we 
can look at it and make determinations as to what should be done. There 
is no question that the President has been embarrassed by some of the 
things that have happened. There is also no question that these are 
difficult times for him, his wife, his daughter, and others in the 
administration--frankly, for all of us. Let's hope that we can approach 
this matter with kindness and deliberation and do the things that 
really need to be done in this area and, again, as the majority leader 
said, do what is in the best interest of our country. That may give us 
a number of alternatives that may be very just and worthwhile and 
beneficial to the country. Let's hope we choose the right path.
  In any event, I express my gratitude to these members of the other 
party because I know how difficult it is for them to come to the floor 
and speak on this issue. I respect them for having done so. It is a 
difficult set of issues, and certainly I feel very deeply about them as 
well. I express my gratitude.

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