31. Consideration of a censure resolution could follow. 32. Daschle said he hoped Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Patrick Moynihan of New York could work out a censure resolution with the Republicans. 33. Daschle appointed Senators Dianne Feinstein of California and Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York Wednesday to develop language for a censure resolution that could appeal to both parties. 34. DeLay fought last week to block any censure resolution from being offered on the House floor, claiming that impeachment was the only remedy permitted by the Constitution. 35. Democrats maintain that if a censure resolution is non-binding, it will not pose any constitutional problems. 36. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are expected to offer a censure resolution Saturday after the panel concludes work on all four impeachment articles. 37. Democrats worked on their own censure resolution. 38. Democrats would also back a plan that would avert a trial and would get to a censure resolution quickly. 39. Democrats had envisioned voting on a censure resolution after passing judgment on the two articles of impeachment, perjury and obstruction of justice. 40. Democrats, in a bid to shift the Senate focus to an effort to censure the president, set up a task force to develop a censure resolution. |
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