Congress shall make no laws no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Two come first, which is where religious freedom is often called americas first freedom. Why religious freedom is often called americas first freedom. Establishment actually comes even before religious freedom. Often, people dont understand what establishment is. Now, in 1833, massachusetts disestablished. And what that means is people no longer had to pay taxes to support my own religious ancestors, the congregationalists. Now, if you want to know why establishment went away, imagine how popular it was to pay taxes for somebody elses preacher. Right . That is one of the reasons it went away. But also, that is a period in American History of revivalism. People started going to camp meetings, they started lifting i
The gentleman from california is recognized. The mouse will house will be in. The gentleman from california. Madam speaker i recognize myself for the remainder of our time. The gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker and my colleagues, after eight hours let us return to where we began with the articles themselves. Article 1 charges the president of the United States with abusing the power of his office by coercing an ally into cheating in a u. S. Election on his behalf. It charges the president of the United States it charges the the. The house will be in order. The gentleman mass a right to be heard. The charges. The gentleman shall suspend. The gentleman may resume. It charges the president of the United States with his abusing his power by withholding official acts, by withholding a white house meeting that the president of ukraine desperately sought for the support of his ben factor the United States, by withholding military aid to a nation at war in order to get that nation to inte
Is recognized. House will be in order. Gentleman from california. Speaker i recognize myself for the remainder of our time. Metal speaker my colleagues after eight hours let us return to where we began with the articles themselves. Article one charges the president of the United States with abusing the power of his office. By coercing an ally into cheating in a u. S. Election on his behalf. It charges the president of the United States. House will be in order. The gentleman has a right to be heard. It charges the president. It charges the president of the United States with abusing his power by withholding official acts i withholding a white house meeting that the president of ukraine desperately sought. To establish the support of his most important benefactor in the United States. By withholding hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid. To a nation at war in order to get that nation to intervene in our election by smearing his opponent. That is the grant amount of the charge i
Role in the vitality of this nation. And i shall read it for you. Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The two come first, which is where religious freedom is often called americas first freedom. Establishment actually comes even before religious freedom. Often people dont understand what establishment is. In 1833, massachusetts disestablished. What that means is people no longer had to pay taxes to support my own religious ancestors, the congregationalists. If you want to know why establishment went away, imagine how popular it was to pay taxes for somebody elses preacher. That is one of the reasons it went away. Also, that is a period in American History of revivalism. People started going to camp meetings, singing songs, and they didnt like having to sup
Waters the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled promoting stability, reviewing the administrations deregulatory approach to Financial Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 00 per the request of the p. M. Secretary. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchin. Today, we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following the deregulatory blueprint that the Treasury Department, under secretary mnuchins leadership, has mapped out point by point and rolling back many of the Critical Reforms demo