Speaker pelosi this is a violation of the law. Shortly thereafter, the about at began to talk phone call from the president of the United States to intervene in his election. This is a breach of his constitutional responsibilities. The facts are these scum the Intelligence CommunityInspector General was appointed by President Trump determined the complaint is of urgent concern and credible, and its disclosure relates to one of the most of thecant responsibility to the american people. On thursday, the Inspector General testified before the house intelligence committee, stating the acting director of ppedonal intelligence sto him from disclosing the whistleblower complaint. This is a violation of law. The law is unequivocal. Dni provided congress the full whistleblower complaint. As thee than 25 years, ranking member, as part of a gang of four, even before i was in the leadership, i was there when we created the office of the director of national intelligence. That did not exist before 2004. I was there even earlier in the 90s when they wrote the whistleblower laws and continued to write them to improve them to ensure the security of our intelligence and the safety of our whistleblowers. I know what their purpose was, and we proceeded with balance and caution as we wrote the law. I can say with authority that the trump administrations actions undermine both, our National Security and our intelligence, and our protections of whistleblowers. More than both. The acting dni will appear before the acting as committee, he must turn over the was a lowers full complaint the whistleblowers full complaint to the committee. On the final day of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, when our constitution was adopted, americans gathered on the steps of Independence Hall to write the news of a government our founders had crafted. They asked benjamin franklin, what do we have . A republic, or a monarchy . Franklin replied, a republic, if you can keep it. Our responsibility is to keep it. Enshrined in three coequal branches. So the house can gather all the Larry Lovette all the relevant facts and figure out whether to exercise article one powers, including a constitutional power of the articlesavity approval of impeachment gravity, approval of the articles of impeachment. The actions of the chump presidency revealed Trump Presidency revealed dishonorable facts come other trail of his oath of office come of a trail of our National Security, and the trail of the integrity of our election. Therefore, today, im announcing the house of representatives is moving forward with beneficial impeachment inquiry. Im directing our six committees to proceed with their investigation under that umbrella of impeachment inquiry. The president must be held accountable, no one is above the law. , ining back to our founders the darkest days of the american revolution, thomas payne wrote that times have found us. Established an democracy. Not to place ourselves in the same category of greatness as our founders, but with the urgency to defend our constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The words of ben franklin, to keep our republic. I thank our chairman, chairman chiff, chairman is aman cummings, he master of so much, but including inspectors general and whistleblowers, congresswoman neil, congresswoman maxine waters, of the Financial Services committee, i commend all of our members for their thoughtful, thoughtful approach to a love this, for their careful statements. God blessthem, and america. Reporter [indiscernible]