That's a bunch of Republican hacks up there acting on their own.

As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.

We need to work through this with the Republican conference first, ... A lot of us have approached leadership and asked them to find a way to have this hearing without jeopardizing Senator Helms' prerogatives and feelings.

I think it's a patriotic thing to do. A lot of entertainers haven't stepped up to the challenge, maybe because they have had an issue with the war. But I think you can have an issue with the war, but still support the troops. Those guys, some of them don't want to be over there, but they're serving their country. Our guys can use our help. So they'll get a helping hand.

It is scary to most people. But I'm sure we'll be well protected. We got approval from our parents and our pastors, so I'm sure everything will be fine.

This is unconscionable. I will not apologize for anything. This is utter nonsense. The way he has handled this is worse than the incident itself.