what s your sense of where the white house is on this? i mean, the senate did seem to be actually moving forward with some of these things that you re discussing, the gas tax and fees on electric vehicles until president biden came back from europe and then saying that s not going to work for us. is that a reflection of what s going on in the house? and where do you think they re ultimately going to come down? where the president is substantively is where they are in the house. he wants to address climate and tax on the wealthy. and he wants to see something bipartisan work out. he s letting the process play out. i just don t think that genuine desire for bipartisanship is consistent with what he also wants to see policywise and the divergent. how significant would you say is the frustration currently
into that range. so in that way, this conduct is more serious. i want to let the process play out. we re going to have our hearing. then we will have debate that includes all the members of the committee, including the republican members. we ve invited the president or his counsel to appear to provide information, and let s see this process play out. you know, if we got it wrong it doesn t look like we do, but i would welcome an opportunity to reach a different conclusion about the president s misconduct. this is not a great time for the country to have a president revealed as doing something so counterproductive to the national interest. it would be wonderful if there were some benign explanation. i m struggling to think what it would be at this point, but we have to at least allow for that
the what we were talking about a moment ago you re saying it is more serious than what nixon did and yet not ready to go there on flatly saying that the arts the articles of impeachment will pass. i want to let the process play out. we re going to have our hearing. then we ll have debate that includes all of the members of the committee including the republican members. we ve invited the president or his counsel to appeal to provide information. and let s see this process play out. you know, if we ve got it wrong, it doesn t look like we do. but i would welcome an opportunity to reach a different conclusion about the president s misconduct. this is not a great time for the country to have a president revealed as doing something so counter productive to the national interest. it would be wonderful if there
ukraine. there are others including some of the president s closer allies, saying you should delegitimize the entire process. don t give it credibility. they know the house democrats want to vote on impeachment before christmas and because the process is moving so quickly, the president can try to muddy the waters by talking about the process then fight for firmer ground in the senate where he has the majority then he can spend the time with the senate trying to prove his side of the case and allowing adam schiff and the house democrats to debate him on the issues. that s something that a lot of republicans say the a bad idea. wait until it get to the senate next year and fight on that ground when you have a better majority on your side. and continued silence from mitch mcconnell! ye . hasn t said much. he s been very silent. i think when we get to next year if the house votes on impeachment, we ll have to hear from mcconnell about how he s going to have the process play out, how h
you re saying it is more serious than what nixon did, and yet not ready to go there on flatly saying that the articles of at least one article of impeachment will pass. i want to let the process play out. we re going to have our hearing. then we ll have debate that includes all of the members of the committee, including the republican members. we ve invited the president or his counsel to appear to provide information. and let s see this process play out. you know, if we ve got it wrong, it doesn t look like we do. but i would welcome an opportunity to reach a different conclusion about the president s misconduct. this is not a great time for the country to have a president revealed as doing something so counterproductive to the national interest. it would be wonderful if there were some benign explanation.