It was the Senate who completely chickened out. In particular I remember Trent Lott telling Henry Hyde not to "send that trash over here." Newt Gingrich had nothing to do with it. See Admiral Mark Hill's (He was Tom Moorer's long time sidekick) column of the day: "Washington or Clinton, Senators?" It put the question to them and they chickened out. It was on either WND or CNS, I forget which.
Good to hear from a fellow long time member of this forum.
“One I remember in particular was a Congressman from Southern California whose name escapes me now (Rogan, maybe). “
It was James Rogan.
Henry Hyde, James Rogan... great seeing some of the names I hadn’t thought of in years.