that democrats deserve credit for strengthening the product over time or improving the do you think the final product is stronger than what initially came out? and how would you summarize the way that the negotiations have taken place over the last several months? you started by saying the speaker believes the democrats need some credit for bringing usmca up. the only reason usmca was brought up is because they impeached the president. if she thinks the credit belongs for impeaching the president is why she brought usmca up, i ll let her have that credit. the credit for the bill itself, no. what did she talk about? less than 1% of the overall bill. i don t think it s better. it actually put doubt into some people of whether they would vote for it.
bipartisan bill, appropriations bill, to keep the government open. to do so early enough so you know to get your weekend plans started and get ready for all the holidays you may be observing. that was a major accomplishment. constant back and forth. we ended up as an appropriator myself, left to their own devices, the appropriators can get the job done. i salute chairwoman nita lowey for her work, ranking member as well. we re very pleased with that legislation. it will take up cloture in the senate soon and hopefully on the way to the president for a signature. before i leave the subject of impeachment, let me commend our six chairmen, adam schiff, jerry nadler chair of judiciary, so proud of him. maxine waters, financial services. richie neal ways and means
harder. meghan mccain tweeted, bullying widows at public rallies? sick. michael, if impeachment is meant to send a message to a president, trump isn t hearing it. of course not, because as you noted in what he was describing there, it was about how he had control and the power. debbie dingell came to him and asked him to do her a favor, and all of this kind of trumpian way. and it fell flat. the audience didn t respond they were visibly uncomfortable, many of them. they were uncomfortable with that. that s the rub here. i don t know whether trump pushes this in a way, continuing with this line of behavior where people go, hmm, i just don t think so. i think that s what you see some of the political machinations,
we played just a few moments ago what the president said, suggesting that he might be in hell. his wife debbie dingell who now holds his old seat wrote on twitter, mr. president, let s set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades. she said going into her first holiday season without the man she loves, he brought her down in a way you can never imagine. i wonder what went through your mind or in any discussions you had with your colleagues after you heard what the president said. i ll share what my mom also shared with me last night when i spoke to her after the president s remarks, attacking john dingell. her remarks were very clear, shame on you, mr. president. the president needs to understand, you don t say that about john dingell, and you certainly don t go to michigan and say that about john dingell. president trump has a history now of attacking people he cannot measure up to, people
think, oh, she s got to submit it before congress breaks. no. nancy is going to hold it in her pocket, wait to see what mcconnell puts on the table and she s going to force the negotiation between schumer and mcconnell on her terms. watch it and see what happens. michael conway, you were part of history, having helped draft the judiciary committee s final draft to the house on the articles of impeachment against president nixon. you wrote a think piece, impeachment requires a new senate trial, you argued. mish mcconnell shouldn t short-circuit the constitution. there are standards the senate has followed in the past. what are your thoughts on mcconnell limiting witnesses, pelosi withholding the articles? what do you see both sides are declaring we want this to be fair. what does that mean? well, i think you have to have witnesses. in the bill clinton impeachment the republicans agreed, and the democrats agreed in a bipartisan way, to have witnesses. there were rules adopted by th