Sought to protect us. But now along comes a president who actually says he is constitutionally empowered to do whatever he wants. That he can neither be prosecuted or even investigated for any crime. And that he can totally ignore any impeachment proceeding of which he disapproves. These are the claims of a wanna be tyrant who has extowed the virtues of tyrants from manila to moscow. To advance tyranny, he adopts an openborder policy. Inviting foreigners to come into our country and intrude in our elections. Foreign nations have their own agendas. Especially, adversaries like rush s russia and china. American citizens should be the only ones determining the fate of america. If the president continues demanding more foreign interference, we will never have trulyfree elections. And we will not be free. We act today, recognizing the solemn responsibility to safeguard our security and constitution. We pledge allegiance to the flag. And the republic for which it stands. Not to one man who w
gentleman from north dakota. thank you, madam speaker. i would just like to point out very quickly that the only republican witnesses allowed in the intelligence hearings were on democrats preapproved list. with that, i would yield one and a half minutes to the gentleman from south carolina. mr. rice. gentleman s recognized for one and a half minutes. madam speaker, i rise in opposition to this partisan sham of an impeachment resolution that is ripping our country apart. beginning even before he took office, president trump has been attacked by a never-ending barrage of lies and corruption and deceit by the liberal, political elite, including james comey, peter strzok, lisa page, hilary clinton, and the impeachment z impeachment zellots in this congress. by producing the now-famous fake dossier. now, they accuse president trump of colluding with a foreign