The go with the free cspan radio app. House members will have one hour to debate a rule tomorrow that sets up six hours of general debate equally divided on the house floor before a final vote takes place on those two articles of impeachment. The rules for debate were approved by the House Rules Committee earlier this evening on a partyline vote of 94. [indiscernible chatter] are you ready . The rules committee will come to order. The rules committee will come to order. It is unfortunate that we have to be here today. But the actions of the president of the United States make the necessary. President trump withheld congressionally approved a two ukraine, a partner under siege come a not to fight corruption but to extract a personal political favor. President trump refused to meet with ukraines president in the white house until he completed this scheme. All the while, leaders in russia , the very nation holding a large part of ukraine hostage, the very nation that interfered with our e
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recessses of the committee i object. Objection noted. Decorum is present. We are conducting this hearing on the impeachment inquiry into president donald j. Trump. Presentations from the select committee on intelligence and the House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolution 660 and a special Judiciary Committee procedures that are zpliebd section 4a of that resolution. Heres you the committee will proceed for this hearing. I will make an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. After that, we will hear two sets of presentations. We will hear 30minute opening arguments from counsels for the majority and the minority. Jerry nadler and the Democratic Party you are the ones, america is done with this. America doesnt agree order in the room. You are removing our vote. We voted for donald trump and americans are sick of the impe
President that he has the right to do whatever he wants as president that is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing it is not what the constitution provides that is now with the country demands it does not have the right to do whatever he wants turning to the 2nd abuse of power most of the concern betrayal of the nation of outing foreign powers the American People have suffered at foreign influence when President Trump treated military aid that had been approved taxpayers dollars and decided to treat it as his own checkbook to try to further his own reelection chances that reflects what the founders were concerned about and finally corruption of our elections the framers knew that corrupt leaders are leaders acting corruptly concentrate their powers to manipulate elections. And undercut adversaries they talked about it frequently that is why the framers thought electoral treasury particular evolving foreign powers was a critical abuse and and that could support and lead
Rep. Nadler the house commissioning to medium the judiciary will come forward. The quorum is present. Hearingonducting this on the impeachment inquiry into president donald j. Trump, the presentations from the house pertinent select committee on intelligence in the House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolution 660 and the special to sherry Committee Procedures that are described in section four a of that were season of that. I will make an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for no statement. After that we will hear two sets of presentations. Openinghear 30 minute arguments from councils for the majority and minority. [gavel] rep. Nadler order in the room. Order in the room. Order in the committee room. [indiscernible] rep. Nadler committee will come to order. Obviously i shouldnt have to remind everyone present that the audience is here to observe, but not to demonstrate, not to indicate agreement or disagreement with any witness or with any member
Them in the right direction. Witnesses in the impeachment inquiry testified that the allegation of ukrainian influence in the 2016 election was appropriate to examine. Ambassador volker testified that he thought it was fine to investigate allegations about 2016 influence. Ambassador taylor said, for example, that the allegations surprised and disappointed him, on this record i do not believe one could conclude that President Trump had no legitimate basis to raise a concern about efforts by ukrainians to influence the 2016 election. Let me now turn to the first assertion that President Trump withheld a meeting with president zelensky as a way of pressuring him to investigate the former vp. Here it is important to note ukraines long, profound history of endemic corruption. Several witnesses during the inquiry have testified about these problems. Ambassador marie yovanovitch, for example, said ukraines corruption is not just prevalent but, frankly, is the system. Witnesses testified to ha