Mr. Jeffries good afternoon, everyone. Maga republicans have launched an i will legitimate inquiry that is a Kangaroo Court and conspiracy theater rolled into one. There is not a shred of evidence that President Biden has engaged in wrongdoing. There is not a shred of evidence that President Joe Biden has committed an impeachable offense. There is not a shred of evidence that President Joe Biden has committed a crime. This is an illegitimate impeachment, period, full stop. It is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. Extreme maga republicans have no economic agenda. They have no housing agenda. They have no health care agenda. They have no education agenda. They have no Public Safety agenda. They have no agenda designed to address the needs of the American People. We were sent to washington, d. C. , to improve the quality of life of every day americans. The extreme maga republicans are determined to illegitimately investigate the president as part of an ideological crews aid that week after week after week continues to do knowing more than try and jam their extreme rightwing ideology down the throats of the American People. President biden is a good man, honest man, patriotic man. House democrats will defend President Biden today and we will defend President Biden tomorrow and next week and defend President Biden next month and next wee year and defend President Biden to the very end. Mr. Clarke this is based on ms. Clark and Kevin Mccarthy has lost control of the gavel. He has proved beyond a shadow of the doubt that the republican conference is controlled by conspiracy theorists devoid of reasonable voices that are coming here to govern and solve problems. Donald trump is the puppet master and Marjorie Taylor greene is calling the shots. They have purged their ranks of anyone who could call themselves a moderate. If there were moderates left, where are they . Why havent they demanded a vote and called this a distraction a gross political stunt . Why . Because maga extremists are running the house. Six weeks ago Kevin Mccarthy sent the house home to keep the federal government. We have a few days to keep the government open. Instead of getting to work and instead of thinking about the brairve firefighters who need to get paid and our heroic troops who deserve a paycheck for their service, the communities that need disaster aid and seniors who depend on government service, he has launched a sham impeachment inquiry based on lies. There is no evidence, none. And when republicans are asked about it, they dance around the question. So whats the origin story of todays announcement january 3 when the they dangled the speakership in front of Kevin Mccarthy and he pushed us to the edge of Economic Disaster with the manufactured default crisis. When we came together in an agreement to save our economy before the ink was even dry, mccarthy once again suck coupled to pressure and then he sent us home to six weeks having passed one of 12 appropriation bills. And here we are just days ago, he is not holding a vote. But the leaders of the maga republican conference are not here to serve the American People or improve their lives or brighten their future. There is no agenda except chai os and agenda. But whatever distractions they manufacture, democrats are here to do our jobs. We are here to grow the economy by growing the middle class. And thats what well continue to do. I now yield to our incredible caucus chair, pete ag did you lar. Aguilar. Mr. Aguilar nine months later, chaos, disfunction and confusion when we nominated leader jeffries 15 teams, the deals that had to be cut, thats who the republican conference is. House democrats arent going to be distracted and continue talking about the important agenda we have laid out, creating jobs, implementing landmark pieces of legislation, lifting up the middle class, those are the things that the American Public wants us to talk about and we will continue to deliver. This republican conference is about chaos, confusion in the performance of a few permits. Marjorie Taylor Greene and donald trump, they break bread and they plot all of this for House Republicans to carry his political water and do his bidding. Our focus is the American People and our focus is not going to be on the politics of donald trump. Thats not who we are or what the American Public wants us to focus on. Reporter announcement from Speaker Mccarthy with a few weeks left before the government shutdown, does it make it more difficult to work with the speaker in getting government funding. Mr. Jeffries we have responsibilities to make sure we are funding the government to provide for the health, safety and economic wellbeing of the American People and launching this illegitimate inquiry is a distraction instead of doing this, extreme maga republicans are doing the bidding of puppet master in chief, donald trump. When donald trump says jump, they say how high. Leading the charge in this conference are extremists like Marjorie Taylor greene and george santos. They are driving the train right now in doing the bidding, of course, of donald trump and unfortunate we find ourselves in this situation as was indicated, House Democrats will continue to partner with President Biden to make life bet her. To grow the middle class and grow an economy from the middle out and bottom out and tackle problems. And it is our hope that a handful of responsible republicans on the other side instead of engaging in this malignant impeachment theater will get things done for every day americans. Reporter one the motion to vacate put forward, would House Democrats come to mccarthys rescue that thrg could always be someone worse. And will House Democrats utilize the discharge mechanism on any of that to join House Democrats . Mr. Jeffries motion to vacate is a hypothetical and had no discussion about it and i dont expect any discussion. House democrats will continue to focus on our fundamental responsibilities of putting people over politics. Fighting for lower costs, better paying jobs, safer communities, defending democracy, building an economy. Extreme maga republicans are wasting time and taxpayer dollars with this illegitimate impeachment inquiry. They are going to have to work out their own internal poisonous political dynamic. House democrats will focus on the business of the American People. We have not had a discussion about a motion to discharge with respect to anything connected to funding the government. We have the responsibility to fund the government. It was an agreement that was reached that House Republicans negotiated with President Biden. So we shouldnt even be in this what that tells you how extreme the mag republicans are in the house right now. It is our hope that some common sense will prevail but as Catherine Clark indicated, there are no moderates left. They talked a good game but at the end of the day they all do the same exact thing, bend their knee to donald trump. Thank you, everyone. Since 1979, in partnership with the cable industry, cspan has provided complete coverage to the house of congress to congressional hearings, party briefings, and committee meetings. 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