then they waited 33 days to bring it here. and now they re asking you to do all the investigation, although they say they proved their case, but still need more to prove it. of course, we believe and i want to be clear, that their entire process was corrupt from the beginning and they re putting it on this body. but to do it while the american people are selecting candidates for nomination to be the head of their party, to run as president of the united states, some of you in this very room. and to talk about the removal of a president of the united states, i think that s all part and parcel of the same pattern and practice of irregularities that have taken place with this impeachment proceeding since the beginning. the speaker allowed the articles to linger. it was such a nationally urgent matter that they could linger for a month. we think that this points to the
mr. chief justice and senators, that s a good question. the answer is that these were validly issued subpoenas under the house rules. the white house argument to the contrary is wrong, and it would have profound negative implications for how congress and our democracy function. on january 9th, 2019, the house adopted its rules like we do every congress and these rules gave the committee the power to issue subpoenas. they re not ambiguous rules, and here is a relevant portion of rule 11 on slide 55. the house s standing rules give the committees impeachment power for the purposes of carrying out any of its functions and duties as it considers necessary. this investigation began on september 9th before the speaker s announcement on september 24th that it would become part of the impeachment inquiry umbrella.
investigation. in fact, during the staff presentation of evidence at the judiciary committee, ranking member collins asked how did investigation was conducted that resulted in the drafting of the schiff report. but he never received an answer. during the rules committee consideration of house resolution 755, there were numerous times when the members on both sides of the aisle posed questions to our witnesses. questions they could not answer because they sit on the judiciary committee and were not the author of the report that brought about h resolution 755. the author has never appeared before members of the minority to explain a single thing in the report nor to provide factual information supporting the many assertions it contains. madam speaker, this is no way to go about impeaching the president of the united states. the articles before us are based on very limited information. they are based on hearsay, news
where the majority is now pushing forward with a final vote on impeachment heedless of where it takes the country and regardless of whether or not they ve proven their case. if my colleagues in the majority believe they have proven their case, let me be clear. they have not. the entire premise of these articles of impeachment rests on a pause placed on ukrainian security assistance, a pause of 55 days. majority has spun creative narratives as to the meaning and motive of this pause alleging the president demanded a quote, quid pro quo, unquote. but with no factual evidence to back it up. security aid to the ukraine was released. the administration did so without the ukraine ever initiating an investigation into anyone or anything. it s even more startling to me
yes. that s my point. bill: kevin mccarthy now on the floor. willfully and intentionally violated the rules of the house of representatives by abusing and exceeding their powers as chairman of committees, september 9th, 2019 without consultation of the ranking minority member in violation of rule 9 of the rules of the department select committee on intelligence chair sha p schiff in coordination with the committees on oversight, reform and foreign affairs announced an investigation into the trump/giuliani ukraine scream. september 26, 2019 then unprecedented action chairman schiff released a redacted version of the august 2019 whistleblower complaint. on september 26, 2019, in his opening statement at a public hearing, chairman schiff engaged in a false retelling of the july 25th, 2019 telephone conversation between president trump and president zelensky.