Asa Hutchinson Quotes (62 Quotes)


    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,

    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.

    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.

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

    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,


    It's fair to debate the merits of the death penalty during a political campaign.

    We can apply this to our post-911 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.'

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

    Whenever we get this kind of intelligence, we regularly share that with our homeland security advisers in every state so they have the same information we have, ... But whenever it is nonspecific, that means it is difficult to mount an operational response. And so we share the information -- we don't raise the threat level.

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

    Well, Secretary Ridge would have to speak for himself, but from my experience, you had someone who's got a history in law enforcement just looking at it from the standpoint, 'My goodness, we got intelligence here, we've got to raise the threat level.' But the Homeland Security has to consider, first of all, 'How does the public react to this Does it measure up to the standards of credibility Is it something that we can act upon with an appropriate response' And, quite frankly, sometimes we realized the public couldn't do anything or law enforcement couldn't do anything. There was a push back saying, 'I don't know that we need to create the fear in the American public.' And, in fact, as you can see, as we got more experienced, the number of times we increased the threat level decreased in '04 as compared to '03. I believe it was four times or three times in '03. We reduced that by half in '04. And I think that's just experience getting better at it.

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

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

    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.

    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.

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

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

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

    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.

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

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

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

    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.

    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,

    I have great respect for his leadership in Saline County,

    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.


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

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

    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.

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

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

    You can expect interior enforcement actions in the future.

    We've got to get the courts out of our classrooms, and the state must be committed to meeting the funding requirements of public education. At the same time, we must also recognize that the old way of doing things of simply raising taxes and increasing spending will not suffice.

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

    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.

    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.

    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,

    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.

    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.

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

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

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

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

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


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