Devised a simple way to remove a president if you disagree with him. Its called an election. We have one coming up in less than a year. Lets let the people decide this next november and i yield back. Gentleman yields back. Gentleman from new york. Madam speaker, i yield ament to the gentle lady from michigan, mrs. Talib. Gentle lady is recognized for a minute. I rise in support of impeachment. I learn so much every day from my residents at home. Their common sense of what is right and wrong is centered why they oppose any person using the most powerful position in the world for personal gain. We honor our veterans in this chamber almost on a daily basis. But do we ever follow their lead . Where we serve the people of the United States and uphold the constitution not as republicans or democrats but as americans. We should learn from their sense of duty and responsibility to
country and democracy, not political party. Doing nothing here, madam speaker, is not an option. Looking away from
when he used his official office and power to ask a foreign government to interfere in our elections. when he asked for a favor to dig up dirt on his political opponent. he got caught and tried to cover it up. we say no more. we will not allow this president to abuse his power and endanger national security. i stand to say no one is above the law. not even this president. i yield back. the gentleman from georgia. thank you. i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry. i thank the gentleman. since before inauguration, the press and members of this congress have been for impeachment. members refused to attend the inauguration. they called for impeachment. they manufactured evidence. recall and no votes of confidence are not included for a reason. our system demands ed of high
today accusations have been hurled at each other questioning one another eintegrity. today a dangerous precedent will be set. impeachment becoming a weaponized political tool. we know how this partisan process will end this evening. but what happens tomorrow. can this chamber put down our swords and get back to work for the american people? this institution has a fabled history of passing legislation that has not only changed our country but inspired the world. this feat has been possible because this experiment we call america has one perpetual goal. make a more perfect union. we can contribute to this history if we recognize the simply fact that way more unites our country than divides us. tomorrow can we start focusing on that? the senator yields back.
process. i m ashamed to be a part of this today even as i voted against the impeachment. my constituents are calling every day mad as hell saying we should be ashamed that this historic chamber has fallen so low to allow this to happen. i yield back. the gentleman from new york. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. gentleman is recognized. the gentleman from georgia has a tag line about the clock and the calendar. this is not about the clock and the calendar. it s about corruption and the constitution. it s about a president who abused his power to cooers an ally to intervene in our election and poses a continuing threat to the integrity of our next election. the president s defense is built on three pillars. when those pillars fall, the entire defense of the president collapses. first, they claim there was no quid pro quo. well, the evidence is
people of the seventh district of illinois and my vote will be impeach, impeach, impeach. and i yield back the balance of my time. chairman from north dakota. madam speaker, i yield two minutes 2 my friend from texas, mr. gohmert. thank you. in 1998, senator schumer said and i quote, this impeachment will be used as a routine tool to fight political battles. we thought would say a prediction. it was a promise. now it s playing out. it s exactly what is being done here. for those that say we don t address the defenses or fact, here you go. the impeachment serves two purposes. number 1, stop the investigation by the u.s. department of