Sensenbrenner votes. I mr. Chavez . Mr. Shouted both. I mr. Gohmert . I. Mr. Jordan . Mr. Jordan votes yes. Mr. Back . Mr. Backfoot yes. Mr. Ratcliffe . Mr. Ratcliffe as. Yes mister will be . Miss robots i. Mr. Gates . Mr. Gates but i. Mr. Johnson of louisiana . Mr. Johnson of louisiana birdseye. Mr. Bigs . Mister exhibits i. Mr. Mcclintock . Mr. Maclean talk about i. Miss lesko . Missed last but i. Mr. Reschenthaler . Mr. Reschenthaler boats i. Mr. Cline . Mr. Cline votes i. Mr. Armstrong . Mr. Armstrong votes yes. Mister still be . Mister studios yes. Are there any members of the committee who wish to the clerical report. Mister, chairman there are 17 eyes and 23 knows. The amendment is not agreed to. The committee will now stand in recess for half an hour. The House Judiciary Committee continues its work on the articles of impeachment. They are debating amendments, and theyre taking but have our breaking during this break were going to take your phone calls. Get your reaction to what youve heard so far today. The number is on your screen. Taking those calls in just a minute. Lets watch as the room disperses. Just reminded it i think we cover the past couple of weeks when it comes to impeachment, it is all available on our website, to cspan. Org slash impeachment. You can find all the hearings, statements, etc etc that the congress and the president have made over the past couple of weeks. Lets hear from you know. Donna in sacramento. Democrats line. Donna, what do you think so far of todays hearing . Well, its getting a bit weird. Im sure they must be tired. Have you been with it all day long . Yes, i have it on in the background, we will hope, you know, if you say play cspan radio and then it has it on the radio in the background. Right. And you know, i just wanted to voice my support for the house of representatives, the Democratic Party, and i want to continue and i support them wholeheartedly in what theyre trying to do. I am listening to both sides but i think its just really important for them to get the impeachment process. Thank you for calling in. The nieces and meadow green, louisiana, independent line. Please go ahead. Ive been listening to the hearings all day, and i just think its very divisive for the country. I am an independent and i think the republicans make a good point but there is no substantial evidence for the impeachment but you know, i recognize the process and it should go forward but again, i just think its taking time away from other issues for the country. Thank you, maam. Elaine in bellevue, washington, independent, line elaine, what are your thoughts about today . Hi, im in nebraska, actually. Im sorry, nebraska extends. Okay, i just, what do i think today . Yes men. I think that number one, it does not seem to be very fair. Im just kind of looking at both sides and i just dont think its been a fair thing, and i think that as taxpayers, we are paying these guys to do things for us, i think they could be doing something other than this. Now, when you say it hasnt been fair, to whom . I dont think it is being fair to the republicans or conservative, whatever you called. If any of the members stood out to you . Do you like what they have to say or uptick you off . No, they havent ticked me off, i found it interesting that i think the republicans have not had a good chance at showing their fight, not just in this, but i watched what there was, of whatever you want to color, of schiff, i think he is crooked as hell, i dont care whether democrat or republican i dont like him. Thank you for calling from bellevue, nebraska. And mary is in vancouver, washington. Democrat. Hi, mary. Hi, i think it has just been too long coming. I have been following this through the congressional record, following legislation, and there has been multiple resolutions about impeaching trump. The keep going to committee, and so i know they have been working on getting all of this due process resolve the last three years and it has been a long time that now the process is out in the public it is speeding along quickly and trump is screaming, no due process and i think that is a bunch of pro donkey. I know theres been due process because ive been watching it, and it has been three years coming saying, it is rolling along quickly now that it has been a public facing process. As far as the hearings go, all of the republicans say is that this part of the process is ridiculous because really it is. It is going on behind the scenes. This is the House Judiciary Committee, and if they vote out the two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of congress, then those two articles of impeachment will go to the house floor. It is looking like possibly next week that the full house will vote on this. Sue, press got arizona, republican. How are . You good. Whats on your mind . I have been watching this most of the day. I had to take a break though, because i got too stressed out, i had to decompress and take off. But i cant believe how late this is going into the night, and they are repeating, especially the democrats, republicans a little bit too. They are repeating the same soundbite over and over, and bringing up the Founding Fathers, which i seem to recollect, last year people were condemning the Founding Fathers as old white guys. So i am watching this, and im watching swalwell especially, and he thinks this is a joke. He is sitting next to another democrat, who i cant remember his name, they smirk and laugh. And look at the camera like this is a big joke. And the people out here do not think its a joke. I live in an area where we have a lot of people from california moving here, to escape exactly the same thing that is happening in california. Sue, there is an arizona representative on the committee. Is she your representative . I dont think so. I dont think my representative is on this committee right here. Thank you for calling. In mitchell in west haven, connecticut, on are democrats line, you are next. I am not a politician, but what i am is a disabled veteran. I think this debate is beyond political lines, his far as democrats and republicans. It is about forcing the constitution of the United States, and nobody is about above that. Whether you were a senator, or on any committee. If he did something against the constitution, he should be held accountable for it, democrat or republican. Have you been watching since 9 am this morning . For the most part, yes i have. Did anybody stand out to you . Both sides given argument, but they should take the political last bouts about party lines out of it. They should look at what the constitution states. Thats what we are here to defend, and to guard. Whether its a president , senator, congressman. Thank you sir, for calling in. Raymond, down in louisiana. Is that rainy louisiana . Rain louisiana. I missed the lake charles rally when trump was down here. This was supposed to be a debate, but the democrats seem to have no substance as to coming up with proof or evidence that it is illegal. Misdemeanors or misconduct or something. But anyway, my issue would be i dont believe in coincidence that all the democrats that want sanctuary cities, snowboarders, and all that stuff, want to impeach the president. That would be in conflict with them. Going just by coincidence, i dont believe that is one thing or the other. The other coincidences, the democrats dont realize that china, iran, north korea, russia, germany and france, would like not to have to deal with trump for four more years. They are all waiting in line, waiting for the democrats to succeed, to nullify trumps election, is that a good thing or a bad thing . Well, take a look. Theyre working for those foreign countries. Do you think china wants to deal with trump, or north korea, do you think iran wants to deal with trump . Scott won of the hill newspaper sent out this tweet looking at the tentative house schedule for next week. Tentative. There will be a vote on government funding. It looks like a deal has been struck there. Wednesday it will be a discussion and vote on the two articles of impeachment, followed by a vote on thursday of the trade agreement, the usmca. The tanya, florida, independent, line good, evening if daniel. Hello, thank you for having me on. Lets go ahead. Im actually, im a High School Student and i would consider myself a conservative libertarian. I watch these debates for well over a month but i get to see a democrat speaker actually make a solid point. They have these hearings based completely on biased, handpicked politicians and all i have seen them do is just try to appeal to a motion, using deep words like treasonous and tyrannical, and they dont even have a fair ground even argue for that because all theyve been able to try to say, on the broader spectrum of abuse of power and the president , even though the president s actions have been productive publicly under the constitution, like they argue with the debates, their claim just falls apart, and they keep key witnesses from testifying and use impeachment as a tool, it just isnt there the ones actually obstructing justice. Daniel, you said you had been following this pretty closely over the past two months. Do you find that that is a shared sentiment . Are you standing alone there . I find it a shared sentiment, i would hope so, i hope americans are actually watching this and seeing this going on in their country. All right, well, thanks for calling in. Next caller is keith from graham, north carolina. Republican line. Hello, im a High School Teacher and i have been teaching for 27 years and i would just like to say that one, donald trump, the whole thing, whenever he got there and he asked for a favor, he was asking for, i mean, biden came back and he clearly stated that im holding your money unless you stay away from doing anything to my son and that is illegal, and trump asked for that to be investigated. They did not want trump elected so, how is holding, adam schiff, i will tell you what, i have never seen anybody in my life that does not know what the truth is. He has lied about knowing who the whistleblower is. He has lied about meeting the whistleblower. Now, he has to have lied because he has told four different stories so, one of the stories is a lie. Which, one we dont know. What do you teach a high school . I teach physical education. Do you share those opinions of the high school . Well, i cant. If i was liberal, you can share your opinion, as a conservative, if we share our opinions, you will be fired. That is keith in sea grove, north carolina. Up next is to encounter with, washington. Democrats line. Go ahead, soup. Hi. I heard a lot of talk about substance. Im definitely a democrat. I have been watching all day today, and i work nights, so ive been listening to all the testimonies and im hearing a lot of talk about systems and im just wondering how republicans are confused about why there is no substance. All, testimony all significant transcripts, everything, that alone is impeachable. Never before has the president tried to block so desperately every Good Intention of upholding the constitution. So, i really wonder how people have been reacting, republicans, if this were hillary clinton, if this were obama. Would be even for a second to be okay with it . And im curious as well what happened to republicans as of nixon and even during the mccarthy era, they were so paranoid that they really paid attention. Right, now i feel like im watching an entirely bankrupt, politically corrupt Republican Party here defend indefensible behavior and its just appalling to me. Soup, i dont know if youve noticed, but there is a washington congresswoman on the democrat side of the House Judiciary Committee, congresswoman jayapal. Have you been watching here at all . Yes. Is your congresswoman . Yes, i think she has been fairly brilliant. I have really liked listening, honestly, to scanlon. I think she has had some good points today. And what is unfortunate is it took eight months for congress to approve, oh, whats his name, to be able to testify, mcgahn, it took eight months. If we had to subpoena they should have just stepped in, everyone who was asked to speak should have just stepped in, but with trump blocking it it could take another eight months before any of these other legitimate pieces of information that have been blocked to come forward of substance. That is sue, and kennewick washington. This is sam down new orleans, independent line. Hi, sam. Hi, this is sam calling for new orleans. Thanks for taking my call. I think what is concerning for me more than anything, is the degree of suspension of disbelief and that is concerning for me. Basically, on all the facts that have been laid out by the democrats, things just in the public domain, the call transcript, it is exceedingly clear what the aims of mr. Trump were, and that was to obtain an investigation, and a political cabin to just time, into his chief political rival. He couldve done in 2016. He couldve done in 2017. It couldve done it in 2018, but he waited until right before the election and that is troublesome. Now having seen it, written it thus far, it hasnt said anything exculpatory mr. Trump and even the timeline that has been laid out, when people come on it and they say the democrats have not laid out a case and they just want to nullify an election, that is concerning to me because for those of us that unfortunately have family members in the criminal justice system, this is an open and shut case. If this were actually in the criminal justice system, this would be probably one of the easiest things for trump to do because there is a concession a concession, is i want you to me a favor, though, and then mr. Trump goes on to directly name mr. Biden. All right, sam. We got the point. David would, south dakota,. Yes, hi, how are you doing. My name is david, and a life over here is the same, on the political what is going on, what is happening right now with this impeachment, i fully agree with it because this president that is supposed to be the face of the American People, he has really demeaned the office considerably, enough for people in congress to say hey, enough is enough. He is not above the law. Where is his integrity ad . To his integrity to lead the American People in a positive way. But to make all americans proud to wear the stars and stripes. Im also emergency men and i see firsthand a lot of American Companies who have reduced their product in china. Now, he said he wanted to bring americans back, well how about our call centers in the philippines . Its like, americans cant answer a phone . So thats outsourcing, so, where was his voice on bringing jobs back to america . You talk about 20,000 call center agents. That could be 20,000 jobs here in america. Hey, david, you compare the situation in washington today whats going on at the rosebud reservation. What do you mean by that . Well, what i mean by that is that the life over here is just to survive because as you well know, if you take a broader sense of it, that the per capita income is very low because jobs are not so much out here. There is a president trying to steal more work out here. All right, david, we got it. Danny, matt vernon, ohio, democrats line. Youre on cspan. My name is danny middle, from melbourne, ohio. Lets go, ahead with listening. Democrats are laying out a good case that trump is guilty. He is a criminal and a terrorist and has no job being in the white house, and the democrats have been spent the day watching . Yes, i have. All right, thank you for calling. Leonard, halfway, in alabama. Republican. Hi, leonard. Have you been watching . Theyve been after President Trump ever since hes been in office. Think about it. Common sense. The minute he got in there in office theyve been digging through it up on him all the time. A lot of people dont like him, but are there is a lot of jobs that has come to alabama on account of him so i mean, you know, i think this is a joke. They just do not like him because hes an outsider, these people, he will not do what everyone haulers job, youve got the job, do what i asked to do when i order job. He will not do it. That is why did you not like him. They dont like it because he wont jump when they say job. That is the whole thing. Thank you for calling. We are taking your calls during this break in the House Judiciary Committee hearing. They are expected back in about ten minutes or so, five to ten minutes. As you can see, the coming back into the room, a couple of them, and they will continue debating amendments to the articles impeachment, the bill that was introduced to impeach the president is available, if you would like to read, it on our website, cspan. Org and in fact everything over the last two months but we have covered when it comes to the impeachment is available at the website cspan. Org slash impeachment. Thomas, indiana, high, thomas. Hello, how are you doing . Just fine, please go ahead. I just want to say no matter what side of the aisle you are, nobody ever nobody ever unites people. And who is the bully . I guess Everybody Knows who the bully is. All, right thomas in a democrat here, omar, in the suburbs of washington. Go ahead, omar. , hi i just want to share my view as an immigrant whose family fled communism, i find it absolutely unnecessary that republicans are hitching their wagons to a president who was clearly, clearly criminal. I just wanted to spell two of the talking points which is, one they are undoing the will of the people, the president did not win the popular vote and secondly, that we are trying to overturn the election, but i guess everybody seems to forget that trump to become president and im no fan of that but were just trying to get a criminal out of office and i really troubled by the perilous in his administration has to several dictatorships around the caribbean in central america. Omar, where is her family from originally . Id rather not say. I think people would try to figure out who i am. All right, thank you, sir. All right, our, old cleveland ohio, a republican, you are on cspan. Hi, how are you doing. So, i would again my two cents yesterday night, well, yesterday afternoon when it first and people are making comments, making a great descent for trump and im looking at the facts and im concerned about the constitution and im concerned about what weve done for the people. Im a republican and i am for the people and when i am seeing some of the points being made, some of the people that really touched, him i thought, were the representatives, akin jeffries along with definitely some of the points that Eric Swalwell had made, but i definitely, agree with impeachment right now, the information i have seen is, i am concerned about comm