And one that once again will work with the president to get things done for you and your family, then join with us in rejecting this baseless impeachment. Thats whats wonderful about this system of ours. We are a government of, by and for the people. Always remember we work for you, not the other way around. Now i will say this stronger and with more conviction than i have ever said it before. In this time of great trial and tribulation, may god bless america. I yield back. [ applause ] gentleman from california is recognized. House will be in order. Gentleman from california. Madam speaker, i recognize myself for the remainder of our time. Gentleman is recognized. Madam 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 coerce an ally into cheating in a u. S. Election on his behalf. It charges the president of the United States it charge
fury, sig pnifying nothing, wha it amounts to is, why should we care? why should we care about what the president did to ukraine? first of all, we should care about our allies. we should care about ukraine. we should care about a country struggling to be free and a democracy. we used to care about democracy. we used to care about our allies. we used to stand up to putin and russia. [ applause ] we used to. i know the party of ronald reagan used to. why should we care about ukraine? of course, it s about more than ukraine. it s about us. it s about our national security. their fight is our fight. their defense is our defense. when russia remakes the map of europe for the first time since world war ii by military force