none of us, my colleagues will agree, came to congress to impeach a president. this is not a cause for any joy, that we have to go down this path. it s a difficult decision that make. but we have that obligation. because in the actions that were taken but undermine the constituti constitution. perhaps one reason she was hesitant, impeachment has consequences, not just for the subject of impeachment, but for the impeaching party.
i think there are at least a dozen that would vote against it in a silent vote. i honestly would rather get rid of those guys and bring in trumpers. to me it seems worse that you can t be honest with your constituents with something as serious as the president committing these sorts of atrocities in serious foreign policy issues. what is the point of being in the senate if you can t be honest with your constituents where you stand on something this serious. the point i ve been making over the past week, while a republican party will be accountable for what they do, so will individual republicans. it s not like their names get expunged and all we talk about is the effect of this on the party. do you think some republicans in congress are aware of how history might judge them for this moment? you know, no. i really don t think that they
congress. those of us who just joined the 106th congress came here to do good work. this is not what we wanted to do, it s sad for america, but it s good for the constitution and the rule of law. the committee has issued a subpoena to mike pompeo for various documents. if he refuses, what then? what is the plan? well, then he ll be held in contempt. this is obstruction. this is one of the grave issues we are facing right now. congress is a co-equal branch of government. the documents were requested two weeks ago with no response. we have five depositions forthcoming next week. there s a lot of smoke, s.e., and our responsibility is to investigate it, draw out the facts, and then proceed on principle. that s exactly what we intend to do. yeah, i agree. however, there were some complaints even among democrats that hearings with people like cory lieu want douse can i were
unhelpful to the cause, kind of look like a circus. do you think democrats need to be careful with the way these hearings are conducted, even if just to avoid the perception this is partisan or just meant to embarrass certain trump allies? yeah, i agree that was unfortunate. no one wants to see that behavior in our congress. i would like to see forth coming hearings shown as broadly as possible. in fact, i m one who favors letting professionals do the questions in those hearings so this is not partisan. i think that would be in the best interest of our congress and hopefully restore some trust in an institution that certainly needs more of it. the house, as you know is going on a two-week recess. you re in a swing district. when you go home, what do you expect to hear from your constituents? how do you plan to talk about impeachment with them?
simply because there wasn t enough there, and impeachment is generally bad for america, but we have crossed the rubicon. there s simply no way around opening an inquirinquiry. it is the right thing to do, and right now. this week the congressman joins me now. nancy pelosi is now willing to go down the road, but she wants to keep it narrowly focused on ukraine and the whistle-blowers complaint. does that strategy make sense to you? you know, s.e., it does. this behavior is so egregious. remember, i m one of 92 new members of congress. we just took other oath of office nine months ago. we are very mindful of that right now. i think in light of the facts that are coming out in rapid succession over the past few days, we have no choice but to do what the constitution requires us to do to uphold the rule of law.