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Obstructing congress. im proud of the courage of new members to do their duty so that, for the first time in his privileged life, donald trump will be finally held accountable for his reckless personal behavior and business practices. i vote, proudly, for these two articles of impeachment. and then i hope the house retains control of the articles until the speaker and leader schumer can negotiate agreement on process and witnesses from mcconnell so that the next stage will be open and fair. so t...

Won. earlier this year, speaker pelosi said, impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless theres something to compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont think we should go down that path. none of those standards have been met. none. the committee hearings were a scripted, substance-free, made-for-tv show. they would be comedy if impeachment werent so serious and grave. witnesses denied awareness of an impeachable offense. and because the majority has failed to make the peach -- ...

The impeachment articles rely almost exclusively on hearsay and opinion testimony. and they present no direct evidence of wrongdoing. as a former district attorney, i am dismayed that the democrats have submitted articles of impeachment against a sitting president. using circumstantial evidence that fails to offer proof of an impeachable offense. additionally, the charges levied against the president in the articles of impeachment lack historical precedent. and are motivated by pure political re...

Congress. michigans first district sent me to washington to get things done. to get the government off their backs and to help rural michiganders and other people around the country keep more of their hard-earned currency. not to impeach our duly-elected president. with that, i urge my colleagues to vote against the articles of impeachment. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from california. >> gentle lady ...

Although the violation of the federal criminal statute is neither necessary, nor sufficient, to justify impeachment, president trumps conduct violated the federal anti-bribery statute very clearly. madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia. >> gentlemans recognized for one minute. >> i thank the chairman. madam speaker, today, ill vet to impeach president donald trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. i dont hate the president. but i love my country and i...

One minute to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. thompson. >> gentlemans recognized for one minute. >> madam speak, i find no pleasure coming to the floor today to consider impeachment. i ran for congress to represent my community and to serve the country i love. as a combat veteran and having served eight years on the intelligence committee, i understand the threat that foreign actors can play in our elections. every elected official must dedicate themselves to protecting our demo...

But, no, they want to get out here before christmas. so its okay to rush through the process. im ashamed to be a part of this today even as i vote 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 something like this to happen. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. >> gentlemans recognized. >> madam spea...

Bribery and wire fraud. the presidents actions threaten the continuation of our representative democracy. im proudly voting for impeachment today. >> gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, madam speaker. i am glad to know mr. trump was giving them lethal aid, actually something to fight back with, not what was previously given to them. and there was, again, from the president himself, no pressure put on him. your whole case order destroys if youre coercing somebody if there was no pressure felt. ...

Shortly after he was sworn in. has been going on for two and a half years long before any phone call between two world leaders. in fact, 71% of the democrats on the judiciary committee supported impeachment before the phone call. the impeachment sham is based on hearsay, conjecture, and opinion. you know what? he cant even get a speeding ticket in this country based on hearsay. but yet we are going to impeach an american president based on just that. where are the crimes of treason, high crimes ...

Democratically and duly-elected president for the sake of our nation. i urge my colleagues to join with me and vote no on the articles of impeachment. thank you. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, all we keep hearing from the other side are -- are attacks on the process and questions of our motives. we do not hear, because we cannot hear because they cannot articulate a real defense of the presidents actions. i now yield one minute to the gentle la...