Democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi opened the debate she called for both sides to put aside their pashas and differences and vote in the interest of the country it is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary he gave us no choice what we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy hundreds of historians legal scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party had stated that the president committed Impeachable Offenses well the Republican House Intelligence Committee member matt get says the Democrat Impeachment will backfire in next years president ial election. Democrats may not have known why they were going to impeach the president but they knew it was an inevitability facts be damned this impeachment is a slap in the face to the millions of americans
The nation was turned on its head for three years. I think based on a completely bogus narrative. Trish a bogus narrative that threatened the foundation of our civil libber difficulties. The greatest danger to our thesis tell is the incumbent government used the apparatus of the state, principally the Law Enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies to spy on political opponents, but also to use them in a way that could affect the outcome of the election. As far as im aware this is the first time in history this has been done to a president ial campaign. Trish the attorney generals job, bill barrs job is to protect against the abuse of Law Enforcement and the Intelligence Agency to insure none of them played an improper role in our political lives. That is exactly what hes doing. So isnt it good . Isnt it good to finally have an adult in the room. Bill barr elaborated on his views in a wall street journal conference explaining john durhams criminal investigation will go much furt
N is recognized for one minute. Leages, this ar is a moment you will reard about in your history books. Today, i will vote to impeach the president of the United States, and i want you to know why. He broke our laws. He threatened our security. He abused the highest, most Sacred Office in our land. I want you to know that it does not feel good. I cant stop thinking about the cost to our country. Not just the impeachable offenses but the Collateral Damage of a president who uses power like a weapon against his own people. It erodes our decency, degrades our dignity. I dont yet know how they will tell the story of this era, but i want to tell you the story of this day. Let the record show that today justice won, that we did our job, that we kept our word, that we stood our sacred ground. Let the record show that we did not let you down. I love you. Listen to mom. Ill be home soon. The speaker pro tempore the day. My colleagues, this morning and every morning when we come together, member
On the response taking questions from the reporters and then secretary dick cheney and transportation secretary Samuel Skinner and epa administrator william riley. I have a brief statement and then i will defer to the experts. Nearly everybody is aware of the oil spill in alaska and the hardship for local citizens. We all share the sorrow and concern of alaskans and the determination to mount a sustained cleanup effort. Our ultimate goal must be the complete restoration of the ecology and the economy of Prince William sound including the fish, Marine Mammals and birds and other wildlife. The Exxon Corporation has acknowledged responsibility for this spill, and its liability for the damages. Exxon should remain responsible for those damages and for employing civilian personnel necessary to control further damage. However, exxons damages are not enough, and with mr. Stephens and others, i have decided to add additional federal resources to clean up the effort for additional equipment on
The nation was turned on its head for three years. I think based on a completely bogus narrative. Trish a bogus narrative that threatened the foundation of our civil libber difficulties. The greatest danger to our thesis tell is the incumbent government used the apparatus of the state, principally the Law Enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies to spy on political opponents, but also to use them in a way that could affect the outcome of the election. As far as im aware this is the first time in history this has been done to a president ial campaign. Trish the attorney generals job, bill barrs job is to protect against the abuse of Law Enforcement and the Intelligence Agency to insure none of them played an improper role in our political lives. That is exactly what hes doing. So isnt it good . Isnt it good to finally have an adult in the room. Bill barr elaborated on his views in a wall street journal conference explaining john durhams criminal investigation will go much furt