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Article: Impeachment-Opening Statements
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- December 11, 1998
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12-11-1998
Excerpts of opening statements made by House Judiciary Committee members Thursday:
``The truth is the truth and a lie is a lie no matter who says it. No amount of legal hair-splitting can obscure that fact. ... I cast my vote in favor of impeaching William Jefferson Clinton.'' _ Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.
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``We stand poised on the edge of a Constitutional cliff, staring into the void below into which we have jumped only twice before in our history. Some encourage us to take this fateful leap, but I fear that we are about to inflict irreparable damage on our nation if we do.'' - Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
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``Some have ...
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