Asa Hutchinson Quotations

What he (Clinton) is telling a witness in a case that is adverse to him is that you do not have to tell the truth,

would be damaging to the Constitution because the Senate would fail to try the case. It would be harmful to the body politic because there's no resolution of the issues of the case. But most importantly, it would show willful blindness to the evidentiary record that has thus far been presented.

We have great respect for Canada and Britain as well, and if they start shifting policies with regards to marijuana, it simply increases the rumblings in this country that we ought to re-examine our policy.

In reference to Cat Stevens, it is very, very important we have accurate information on our terrorist watch list and our no fly list and that you have a remedy.

Terrorists can utilize any vulnerability in the system and that would include outbound shipments.

The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we all agree the issue is the public trust. Our duty is not to punish anyone. And our challenge is to avoid pettiness.

The true credit for our safety and security goes to our men and women who are serving in places like Iraq and Afghanistan in the global war on terrorism.

I believe it is our values and our ideals that ultimately bind us together as a nation. But it is the English language which serves as the means by which we can communicate these values to those around us. Our common language, English, is that which unites us.

I think it's a bill that puts a high priority on religious freedom and recognizes that as a part of the balance.

She delivers the signed affidavit to Mr. Jordan,

Ms. Currie, in her grand jury testimony, had a fuzzy memory,

No one thought that the Senate would ever approve witnesses in this case. It goes to show that there's a lot of ebb and flow, a lot of shifts in momentum as people look at the evidence and weigh it and make decisions, and so I think today's vote shows the strength of the managers' case.

Obviously this is an adversarial process we are engaged in.

Revenue growth has to come from economic growth.

I have great respect for his leadership in Saline County,

I don't know whether the Attorney General was responding to a question in a news conference, but that's the reason that Homeland Security is the agency that the President has designated to communicate changes in the threat level. And Secretary Ridge addressed that subsequently. I think it goes to show that there's different voices, and, as we have created the Department, we tried to bring that together so there's one focal point of communication as to the threats that we face and how the public is supposed to respond to it, and that's Homeland Security.

I believe that she would be a witness that would help (senators) determine the truth, and that's what we're all endeavoring to do during this process.

But as you said, there are going to be those that have no record and cannot be detected in that capacity so that is why you have to have other layers of security.

I look out on this audience and feel like my service pales in comparison,

For me, this is not a day of fanfare. This is a day of serious resolve for what I believe is a most important position.

If it meets our expectation and is a benefit to the passenger as we expect, we hope we'll be able to proceed,

We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.

We make the judgments based upon the security measures that are in place, the risk that's assessed, coordination with the other government?and I think we've made some really good decisions.

Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection, and so we have watch lists and systems that can make that connection.

there are targeted flights, special flights of concern, that are particularly covered. And we're trying to make sure, through additional resources, that we really increase the number of flights that are covered.

I think it is very disappointing. Whenever you talk about the justice system, politics should be as far as imaginable from the outcome.

It appears the White House strategy is to attack the managers more personally and to make it the managers versus the White House.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, in my book that is illegal, and I hate to say it, obstruction of justice by the president of the United States,

I think we should stick to the Constitution,

It is not a crime nor an impeachable offense to engage in inappropriate personal conduct; nor is it a crime to obstruct or conceal an embarrassing relationship.

I think the will of the House has to carry some weight in the conference committee,

My purpose is to applaud them for generating ideas in a course of a campaign. I wouldn't say I agree with 100 percent of the ideas reflected here, even though a number of those are ideas I have talked about.

I think (Oklahoma) has made it a political issue.

You can expect interior enforcement actions in the future.

We do hope that technology will help us to keep at a reasonable level the human resource investment that has to be made.

We do targeted outbound inspections, we look for shipments that would be illegal and we are concerned with that part of the supply chain as well.

we're not aware of any corrections that need to be made on any of our exhibits offered to the Senate.

We need to learn from their experience. And we need to look in Arkansas at how we can lower the number of uninsured.

We can apply this to our post-9/11 environment, ... because we have not lost our idealism, love of freedom, civil liberty, and commerce-but we do have a very practical task. As the president told Attorney General John Ashcroft at the time, 'Do not let this happen to America again.'

Well firstly, that points certainly at the need for international standards on biometrics that would move in the same direction so that we can have the same technical requirements.

We are ready to lead and govern in a bipartisan way. We should work together in a positive way.

We recognize the security benefit for surveillance and sophisticated software that would use that surveillance.

We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well.

What is the greatest weapon that law enforcement has that you fear?

What if the chemical sector was targeted instead of the financial sector?

We would certainly welcome the recipient nation to put their inspectors on our shores, if they wanted to make that investment to help protect that shipment that is outgoing.

There is a conflict between the testimony of Monica Lewinsky and Vernon Jordan, ... Miss Lewinsky says in a particular meeting that Mr. Jordan -- where they discussed about notes that she had been keeping, and Mr. Jordan said go home and make sure they are not there. Mr. Jordan denies that.

There is a concern that we just simply do not create rules that inconvenience the public, but do not enhance our security capability. So that's what we're weighing,

There is a behavioral adjustment that has to be made, so that is what we are trying to balance and work with industry.

When I saw the plan for the DRA, I was so impressed that I signed on as a co-sponsor. I felt the DRA was not only good for the Delta but Arkansas as a whole.

This should not be a battle between the managers and the White House defense team, ... This is a battle between the facts of this case. The concentration should be on the facts, not on the lawyers, not the managers.

To capture and actually bring two major Israeli Ecstasy traffickers to the United States is a tremendous victory,

We'll work with the privacy groups. We believe they'll be fully complied with all the privacy laws.

The president's own words and admissions, combined with a dose of common sense, support the charges that the president lied under oath,

extraordinarily helpful guidance as we go through this historic process and very important process.

To put this in perspective, planes with pilots from the United Arab Emirates fly into this country every day. We don't ban them. Ship pilots from the UAE can steer ships into U.S. ports every day. We don't ban them, either.

We will be prepared when the trial commences in the Senate to go forward with the evidence, to present witnesses and to present a case that they can make a good judgment on.

We should have been more careful as far as releasing that,

There's not any Lake View issue here. You have to have standards in the state, but to say you can never adjust those standards is unacceptable.

There's not any evidence that these lasers are being used by terrorists. The FBI certainly continues to investigate and look at these fact scenarios. It's also a safety issue that the Department of Transportation would certainly want to look at.

These criminals are leaders and mid-level brokers of Internet drug-trafficking rings. They used the World Wide Web as a worldwide drug market.

The story needs to be told, ... The truth needs to be determined.

President Clinton said the options and new thinking offered by charter schools would foster competition and innovation that would make ... all of public schools better, and I agree.

Northeast Arkansas is a vital part of the state for us. There's a willingness here to support a candidate regardless of party.

So, they held off and then at some point they had to continue, ... As they continued their trafficking, because of the intense pressure across the border, the seizures increased dramatically.

an opportunity for the president to accept responsibility for any false statements.

You must conclude that the directive to retrieve the gifts came from the president...

This is not any new threat information that we have. This is simply an ongoing security measure that we've put in place. This is the kind of thing the public will see from time to time whenever we are concerned about a particular route,

This grim discovery is a horrific reminder of the callous disregard smugglers have for their human cargo.

You don't understand. The president will be calling momentarily. We need your position.

There's been a clear difference and he has said no action is necessary. I've said action is necessary.

As we consider this day, we remember an individual in history who fought the good fight. We reflect upon a nation that has struggled with its imperfections, and we focus upon a cause, and that cause is a cause of justice and racial equality that was not simply faced by Dr. King but has to be faced by every generation.

It's based upon faulty assumptions and it's effective to determine who might pose a risk. This improves that system, reduces the number that might have secondary inspection, and so I do not see any discriminatory impact.

Take on the task. Believe in the Sovereign God and you will accomplish the goal that you set before you. There takes a lot of planning in economic development.

I want to take my experience and bring it to Arkansas.

Anytime we can have the domestic policy adviser to the president of the United States, we have to take advantage of it. It's important for us to make Arkansas' case to a key person in the administration.

That's a misguided way to approach it, since a lottery would exploit the very people this proposal is designed to help.

In some cases, it's necessary based upon that (intelligence) to cancel that flight,

I have reservations, and so do the Congress and the people.

In Washington, I'd say the words 'coon supper' and all I'd get is a bunch of blank stares. You have to be from Arkansas to really understand this.

In the '98 cycle the Democrats raised 50 percent of all their money through soft money. We only raised 40 percent of our money through soft money.

Certainly, the White House defense team, which are terrific advocates for the president, quality lawyers, will make an outstanding defense this week, and I'm sure that no decision will be made until after that,

He's a man of great courage, integrity and patriotism, and a good friend.

I can certainly say that it was never a consideration in raising the threat level because that's what I was personally involved in. As to whether someone else spoke in terms of trying to get a different reaction, you know, it's a large federal government. But I know in every circumstance, whether it's Justice Department or Homeland Security or the White House, politics was never a consideration from the President on down.

you don't have to be close to market technology.

The City of Chicago has invested in enhanced cameras and surveillance equipment around the city, particularly at the airports and train stations.