>> the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does mr. gates seek recognition? >> strike the last word. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> there were five meetings that we have detailed that show why the aid was released. there was a belief on the administration previously that ukraine was one of the most corrupt countries in the world, that they had not engaged in sufficient reforms, and after a number of events with the vice president, with a bipartisan senate delegation, there was a resolution of that aid. but this debate just lacks a certain sincerity. i heard earlier mr. swalwell list out all these crimes. if i'm watching at home i'm thinking, well, where are they in the impeachment? that is just a democrat drive-by, to go and list crimes that you don't allege and that you don't have evidence for. if there is ever a microcosm of how to consume this day and the importance of it with the american people, it's that they're naming crimes in debate that they don't even have in their impeachment resolution because they can't prove them,