The president s lawyers will follow suit a level Playing Field with the House Democrat and will finally be able to present the president s case finally some firing on every point d are straightforward resolution will bring the clarity and fairness that everyone deserves well the Democratic Party is accusing the republicans of rigging the impeachment trial to cover up Donald Trumps alleged crimes they say the proposed rules will not allow any new testimony or evidence moreover as the president s answer to his summons and his trial brief make clear the president now attempts to contest the facts l b it in false and misleading ways but the president should not have it both ways he should not be permitted to claim that the facts and covered by the house are wrong while also concealing mountains of evidence that bear precisely on those facts. If this body seeks impartial justice it should ensure that subpoenas are issued and that they are issued now before the Senate Begins extended proceed
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Good afternoon, everyone. First off, id like to thank the Clermont Institute for sponsoring this panel and for sponsoring all of its panels here at the american Political Science association, and thanks to all of you for coming to hear whether congress is still dysfunctional. I suspect you already know the answer to the question, but maybe well provide a fuller background and explanation about whats going on these days on capitol hill. Its no secret to political scientists that congress is a mess. Its no secret to the members of congress that congress is a mess. And nor is it a secret to the American People that congress is a mess. Routinely, congress polls very poorly when people are asked whether they approve of the job its doing, and this trend is bipartisan whether democrats or republicans control congress, most people assign it a failing grade. The trend is also long standing. Over the past Decade Congress has not once achieved an Approval Rating above 30 . It wasnt always this wa