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Constitution. a separation of powers. three coequal branches, each a check and balance on the other. the president has engaged in abuse of power undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections. i am asking our chairman to begin with articles of impeachment. >> its something i do not think we have ever seen before. a president who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the constitution. >> president trump h...

The years of corruption, i might then agree with those who say its hopeless. well get to all that. but first, a look now at the case that democrats are making this week against donald trump. >> the president abused his power for his own personal, political benefit at the expense of our national security by withholding military aid and crucial oval office meeting in exchange for announcement of an investigation into his political rival. the presidents actions have seriously violated the constit...

Very heart of our constitution. a separation of powers, three co-equal branches, each a check and balance on the other. a republic, if we can keep it said benjamin franklin. our democracy is at stake. the president leaves us no choice but to act because he is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit. the president has engaged in abuse of power undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections. his actions are in defiance of the vision of our...

I said to the members at the beginning of the day yesterday, when we take the oath to protect and defend the constitution, we agree and we become custodians on a constitution. the constitution, brilliance of our founders to create a republic. a system of checks and balances, three coequal branches of government, separation of powers, each a check and balance on the other. as custodians of the constitution, we must be defenders of our democracy. our democracy depends on that republic and not a mo...

Are anonymous. >> you could do by writing. >> you cant defend the book because how you could defend it but the real story, if your the publisher, you have to be saying i hope the book, when you buy the book, it is published at a time when no other story will trump the book that were publishing and what do you get? right in the middle of a story more compelling w for free on tv every day. and unless they have a great story i dont know how this beats what is happening in impeachment. >> here is wh...

Three separate powers, each a check and balance on the others. separation of power. mike pompeo admits to being on that call with the president of ukraine and in the next breath accuses congressional democrats of trying to bully career diplomats as the state department watchdog makes a request to brief congress. >> we are deeply concerned about secretary pompeos effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed before our committee. kidding/not kidding. vladimir pu...

Usmca. its so much better for us economically when businesses do better, when american citizens do better, taxpayers do money and well be taking in more money as part of our relationship with mexico, and that could be available to us to build the wall. it still requires appropriation. if mexico wrote us a check, okay it would still have to go into treasury and appropriated by congress. thats how our system works. >> i want to turn to a comment from rashida tlaib. the president said her comment, ...

Foundational basis of the campaign but part was that mexico would pay for the wall and thats not happening so that foundation has already crumbled, no? >> i wish the president would talk about it more but there are easy ways to recoup the money from mexico, the easiest being taxing remittances. but we need it so immediately we cant wait to negotiate with the mexicans. theyre not going to willingly hand us a check and put in the memo "the wall." but over time we can get them to pay for it. >> num...

Wall. thats not happening. so that foundation has crumbled, no? >> i wish the president would talk about it more. this are easy ways to recoop the money. the easiest is tax remittances. mexico should pay for the wall. we need it so immediately we cant wait to negotiate with the mexicans. they will not willingingly hand us a check. and put in the memo the wall. over time -- >> numbers are at record lows. so what is the need more immediate now than ever before? >> because of whats going on. its no...

What they should be focused on is doing the business of the people. we have a spending bill that we need to negotiate to make sure we can keep the government open and do the things the government needs to do to improve the quality of life for the american people, as opposed to chasing down the ghosts of prior administrations. lets work on an agenda that lifts up the american people. >> you talk about the agenda, but i know as democrats have been critical of republicans in the house and have beli...