the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion by education. and when history looks back on the shameful. for the house it will judge it for what it truly is. the ugly hijacking for constitution and the powers solemnly entrusted to us to engage in a blatantly political process designed to finally achieve what they could not achieve at the ballot box, the removal of the duly elected president. compelled by my sworn duty to uphold the constitution and for the people, i vote no on impeachment today. i yelled back. >> gentleman from new york. >> madame speaker i now yield one minute to the gentleman from california. mr. hoffman. >> madame speaker as we take this almost necessary step of impeaching president trump my republican colleagues have made up their minds. we can't persuade them to do the right thing so i will address my