81. She added that she is concerned that Democratic efforts to revive the censure resolution after the one-week recess that starts Friday could drag on. 82. Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, blocked introduction of the censure resolution on Friday. 83. Senators still have profound differences about what a censure resolution should say and what sort of penalties, if any, it should include. 84. Sentiment for some kind of censure resolution is building in the Senate. 85. Some opponents, like Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, are vowing to filibuster any censure resolution that reaches the Senate floor. 86. That gives the Senate the latitude to consider a variety of options that would lead quickly to a strong censure resolution. 87. The debate is now whether the Senate should rebuke the president for his actions in the form of a censure resolution. 88. The Constitution explicitly directs Congress to discipline its own members, and the House and Senate have passed censure resolutions occasionally over the years. 89. The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday approved a fourth article of impeachment against President Clinton and rejected Democratic-led efforts to substitute a softer censure resolution. 90. The House Republican leadership should remedy this situation by somehow ensuring that the full House gets to vote on the sensible alternative of a strongly worded censure resolution. |
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