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The integrity of our election at risk, we must act. not because of the clock and the calendar. but to fight against corruption and for continued self-government by the american people. i yield back. the balance of my time. >> gentleman from north dakota. >> madam speaker, i would just point out that to believe everything that was just said, you have to also believe that president zelensky a pathological liar. and with that i yield one and a half minutes to my friend from south carolina, mr. dunc...

President trump violated his oath of office. now, i will uphold my oath of office to preserve and protect our constitution. and my promise to my constituents to carefully analyze all issues before me, i will vote in favor of both articles of impeachment against president donald john trump. i yield back. >> gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, madam speaker. i yield a minute and a half -- >> gentlemans recognized for minute and a half. >> madam speaker, i stand before you today a disappointed ma...

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 these crimes against our country is not an option. this is about protecting the future of our nation and our democracy from corruption, abuse of power, criminal coverups, and bribery. and this, madam speaker, this vote is also for my sons and the future. of so many generations. so i urge my colleagues to, please, vote ye...

An oath to uphold and defend our constitution. the president abused his power when he used his official office and power to ask a foreign government to interfere in our elections. when he asked a foreign government for a personal favor to dig up dirt on his political opponent so he could cheat. the president got caught. and then he tried to cover it up. today, we say no more. today, we say we will not allow this president to abuse his power and endanger our national security. i stand to say no o...

There rose and said impeach. when i speak, i speak for the people of the 7th district of illinois and my vote will be impeach, impeach, impeach. and i yield back the balance of my time. >> gentleman from north dakota. >> madam speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend from texas, mr. gohmert. >> gentlemans recognized for two minutes. >> 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 it was, say, a pred...

While they held secret depositions behind closed doors, but the american people see president trump has not been treated fairly in this process, impeachment based on hearsay and opinion, not facts. its a sad day in this chamber. the peoples house. i yield back. >> members are again reminded to address their remarks to the chair. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i would now inform you that the gentleman from california, the chair of the intelligence committee will now serve as my design...

All their representatives. today is the culmination of the democrats three-year-long quest to delegitimize the president. this has been in the works since november 2016. and was all but promised when the democrats took the majority. this sham process began without a formal vote in the house. and was continued over these past several months, willfully trampling on decades of bipartisan precedent. no due process. close-door depositions. even though nothing in this investigation was classified. and...

I yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from north dakota. >> madam speaker, i yield one and a half minutes to the gentleman from florida. >> gentlemans recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i wanted to thank my republican colleagues, who have toiled honorably in defense of the constitution and rule of law under difficult circumstances, madam speaker. you know, mister -- madam speaker, its a darn shame that we have found ourselves in this position today. every time i step into this ...

Tradition, our elections. in a few hours, every member will make a choice. will you fall into the age-old political trap of thinking blind partisanship is all that matters? will you vote to defend the constitution and our democracy so that the president trump and every future president will know that they are not above the law? and will be held accountable for their actions. i have made my choice. i hope every member puts the defense of our nation first and joins me. i yield back. >> gentleman f...

To move forward with impeachment. lets think about that. 22-day investigation. six of those days were weekends. where hearings werent happening and the house was not in session. seven of those days were weekends the house was in recess. two of those days congress doesnt hold hearings. so out of the 22 days, just seven day, seven days, were used to investigate, debate, and vote on the impeachment of our duly-elected leader of our country. no wonder my constituents are upset. seven days to impeach...