[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2305]
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                   ON IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY RESOLUTIONS

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 1998

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, on October 8, 1998, I cast what I believe was 
the most significant vote of my entire six-year service in the House of 
Representatives. The issue of impeachment is as weighty as the 
Constitution itself--it is a matter that has been debated only three 
times in the history of our nation.
  The House of Representatives received two proposals. Both proposals 
directed the House to proceed with an inquiry for impeachment. Where 
the proposals differed was in scope and duration. I voted for the 
proposal that instructed the House Judiciary Committee to conclude its 
work by the end of the year, and to examine and make determinations on 
the Starr Report and the Starr Report only.
  Mr. Speaker, this was not a vote for or against the President. It 
was, in fact, a vote about fairness to the American people and what is 
in our national interest. The President must be held accountable by our 
constitutional process, but the American people should not be punished 
by how Congress applies that process.

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