To come every American should be concerned that Speaker Pelosi doesn t trust us this is represented by the Carter Ga who should lead our great country this impeachment process isn t focused on strengthening and protecting our political foundations but rather shaping public opinion I ask you is it worth that not only is the process alarming but as wasting taxpayers dollars and valuable time that elected officials could be using to move our country forward that includes securing our borders addressing student loan debt our bringing down the cost of health care and prescription drugs are all of my colleagues while considering these articles to ask themselves whether this is truly being done for the good of the country. Thank you batter Mr Speaker and I yield back the gentlemen Uzbeki the gentleman from New York Mr Neville or. Would you mind the gentlemen that after recovering millions of dollars in gotten gains the most investigation was actually a net plus for the taxpayers I now recog
We pause in your presence and ask guidance for the men and women of the people s house as the members take this time to consider far reaching legislation and consider historic constitutional action give them wisdom and discernment hope them to realize that your constituency is wider and broader than ever we could measure or determine help them and help us all to put away any judgments that belong to you and do what we can to live together in harmony bless us this day and every day and may all that is done be for your greater on are and glory Amen. Pursuant to section 7 a of House Resolution 758 the Journal of the last day s proceedings is approved by the Pledge of Allegiance will be led by the gentleman from Texas Mr Weber. Please draw me I pledge allegiance. Whatever. If a message. From the president of the United States man speaker. And I m secretary and treasurer by the president the United States to deliver to the House of Representatives and this is in writing. Pursuant to class
And she were do not come to an increment senators can still try to call witnesses once the trial has begun those requests would be subject to a simple majority vote Kelsey smell n.p.r. News Washington the House vote in favor of impeachment is in little doubt but the Senate trial is widely expected to go the other way that s because in the g.o.p. Controlled Senate many lawmakers say they ve already seen all the evidence they need to make up their minds whether in an interview with N.P.R. s All Things Considered today Maine Senator Susan Collins says she won t be project prejudging the case I have not bait up my mind and I think of would be inappropriate for me to have made up my mind before I hear the presentations from both sides Collins is a moderate Republican one of a closely watched few who have broken ranks on key votes in the past in a blistering letter to House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi today drunk and damn the impeachment process calling it a perversion of justice and abuse
It was a Republican from Michigan he left the party back in July in part over how the Republican Party responded to Donald Trump he supported impeachment in response to the Robert Muller report in the Russian vessel geisha and he was the only Republican to do that he ultimately left the party over it it was the Democratic Party that yielded time to him on the floor today and he said when a group of Democrats are advocating to Speaker Pelosi to make an impeachment manager over in the Senate because they think his conviction on this issue and his ability to debate the constitution he is a lawyer would send a very powerful message in a senator just a procedural not sue where Stephen Nunez That s a great question normally the top ranking member of the intelligence community would be presiding over this debate on the floor he doesn t have to you can designate another member we have not seen him on the floor although he has been very loath to engage in this process and has been very dismiss
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