For defying a congressional subpoena and the president s son was criticized for his appearance by republican members congressional subpoenas in relation to the generally sixth attack on the u. S. Capitol. The end of the meeting the full house for consideration. A quorum is present but without objection a chair is authorized to declare a racist at any time. Pursuant to Committee Rule five beat house rule 11 clause to the chair may postpone further proceedings today on the question of approving any measure or manner or adopting an amendment i wish a recorded vote are ordered. The first order of business is ratifying the new subcommittee roster. The clerks have distributed the roster electronically. I ask unanimous consent the Committee Approved the appointment to the assignments as shown on the roster. Without objection the subcommittee roster is approved. The chair also notes points of order pertaining to the engaging of personalities against the president will not be in order for the duration. Given the underlined subject matter of hunter by the subpoena on this committees investigation members must be allowed to speak frankly. Now pursuant to notice i call up a report containing a resolution recommending the house of representatives find Robert Hunter biden in contempt of congress refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by this committee. The clerk will report the report which has been distributed in advance. A report containing a House Resolution recommending the house of representatives find Robert Hunter biden in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by this Committee Asks ask unanimous consent the report be considered as a red and open for amendment at any point without objection so ordered the chart recognizes himself to offer an amendment in the substitute with the clerk please report too. The minute and the nature of a substitute offered to the contempt report is offered by mr. Cromer of kentucky that objection the amendment is considered red these subsidy will be considered as original text for the purposes of further amendment. I not recognize myself for five minutes for a statement on the report. Today the House Committee on oversight and accountability will consider a resolution recommend house of representatives find hunter biden in contempt of congress for his refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by the committee. The House Committee on oversight and accountability and judiciary issues of painters 200 biden for a deposition to be conducted on december 13, 2023. On december 1300 biden failed to comply with the deposition subpoenas relevant to the house of representatives impeachment inquiry and the committees oversight investigation. Instead hundred biden appeared on the grounds of the u. S. Capitol were he read a short prepared statement without taking any questions from the media. Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of participated in and benefited from his family cashing in on the biden name. Based on witness testimony at joe but it was the brands family sold around the world for the biden family the bidens and associates raked in over 24 million in 2014 until 2019 from countries like china, russia, romania, and because expand. Witness testimony confirms then vice President Biden met, spoke by phone, kind had coffee with his familys form business associates. President biden has repeatedly lied to the American People about speaking with his sons associates but with also trace how money from the biden china deals another influence peddling schemes leonard and joe bidens personal bank account. We plan to question hunter biden about the record of evidence during our deposition he blatantly defied to a lawful subpoena has been Hunter Bidens willful refusal to comply with the Committee Subpoenas is a criminal act. That constitutes contempt of congress and warrants referral to the appropriate United StatesAttorneys Office for prosecution as described by the law will not provide hunter biden was special treatment because of his last name. All americans must be treated equally under the law and that includes a bidens. Now i recognize Ranking Member. Thank you, mr. Chairman. We believe everyone subpoena by congress whether it is hunter biden or jim jordan or andy biggs, or steve bannon or scott perry should engage in good faith compliance with the committees request and the Committee Subpoenas. We are here today because the chairman has bizarrely decided to obstruct his own investigation and is now seeking to hold hunter biden in contempt after he accepted the chairmans multiple public offers to come answer the committees questions under oath before the American People. This is at the same time they stand by the categorical noncompliance of republican members of Congress Like mr. Jordan who have Material Information about the Violent Attacks are. One moment the cameras cannot be in the well. Cameras cannot be in the well. Cameras cannot be in the well. Proceed. Thank you. I was just making the point our colleagues who are a reigning mr. Biden today on charges that he has not rendered one 100 compliance allegedly with a subpoena are standing by republican colleagues who rendered 0 compliance with their subpoenas including mr. Jordan, mr. Biggs, and mr. Perry when they have Material Information in the violent attack on the capitals, the congress, the Vice President of the United States. In any event for the last 11 months the chairman has refused offers from hunter biden and attorneys to meet with the chairman and with members of the committee by february 9 just one day after the chairmans first letter to hunter biden and offered to sit with you and your staff including the Ranking Member to seat whether it mr. Biden has information that may inform legitimate legislative purpose on the committee. The chairman never responded. On september 13 mr. Bidens lawyer again richard chairman, after newsmax interviewed the chairman but falsely claimed he never got a response back to his original letter mr. Bidens attorney explained the chairman actually never responded to his offer to sit down and discuss the committees request. Stated he remained available to have the discussion the chairman again complete failed to respond too. Two months later chairman comber and joe were issued subpoenas to mr. Biden requesting his appearance for a deposition on december 13 and the cover letter the chairman noted given your clients willingness to address this investigation publicly, up to this point we would expect him to testify before congress. Throughout the fall the chairman urged mr. Biden to come appear at a Public Committee hearing on september 13 on newsmax the chairman stated hunter biden is more than welcome to come in from of the committee. He wants to clear his good name for he wants to come and say there werent 20 Shell Company c is invited today we will drop everything for october 31 on a nationwide podcast the chairman stated we have announced evidence were ready to bring him in we are in the downhill phase because we have so many documents we can bring him in for deposition or Committee Hearing whichever they choose. For deposition or Committee Hearings whichever they choose we can ask these questions with evidence. Number six again on newsmax are good chairman stated i will extend the invitation on your show right now if the biden family wants to join tony and official oversight Committee Hearing. And answer questions at the American People asked that invitation is open right now. They can come on in and do that part november 2800 biden through his lawyer agreed to chairman combers multiple public requests he agreed to appear precisely at a public hearing. Under oath to answer the committees questions on december 13. Exactly what our good colleagues the republicans what information about generally six never agreed to do pray they never agreed to testify anywhere under oath about what they knew. The letter that came in for mr. Biden embraced the importance of having a public proceeding would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits or onesided press statements especially in light of the Committee Past use of closeddoor sessions to manipulate, and distort the facts are. Mr. Chairman, mr. Chairman have inquiry. Mr. Chairman dont we have house rules and Committee Rules regarding subpoenas and then it rules about having hearings and having questions with witnesses . We did a. Id like to reclaim my time. Quick told donald a. Your time is expired of quick selection of the rules of the house and our committee. Read them they are available to every member of the rules say for a deposition if that is what youre asking three days notice you have to have a stenographer and all of that. Just to clarify we cant have someone agenda times expired for. To any other members wish to be heard . Mr. Chairman i did endure multiple interruptions. Could i finish . To it over your five minutes i will give you 30 more seconds. Okay. The treatment refused to take yes for an answer from hunter biden. He said on december 1 they pulled a bait and switch they change the terms of their request. They rejected his offer or his acceptance of their offer and insisted he now came in and sit for a secret closeddoor deposition. On december 600 bidens lawyer reiterated Hunter Bidens willing to accept the chairs original request and once again offered on december 16 or any of other date december to answer any questions to the subject matter he again raised concerns about closeddoor sessions that is what brings us to today mr. Chairman. He has materially substantially good faith complied with what your request to work for. He complied with the subpoena. Correct your time is expired. Any others wish to be heard question with the chart recognize from South Carolina progress thank you, mr. Chairman, chairman comer. First of all my first question is who bribed hunter biden to be here today question but thats my first question for the second question, you are the epitome of White Privilege coming into the Oversight Committee, sitting in our face ignoring a congressional subpoena, what are you afraid of . Mr. Chairman point of inquiry. Mr. Chairman. The lady is a recognized requests at the gentle light once a year from hunter biden we can hear from him right now mr. Chairman lets take a vote reflects allow me too speak every box hold on, hold on, hold on order, order. Are women or to speak in your know . Or you keep interrupting me perplexed i will interrupt the chairman that hes a lady. I think hunter biden should be arrested right here right now and go straight to jail. Our nation is founded on the rules of law. With the premise the law applies equally to everyone no matter what. Point awarded mr. Chairman point of order. Point of order mr. Chairman. State your points. My point of order is this, are we going to continue on with blatant interruptions . This is absurd and inappropriate. I intend to give my statements. Do not intend to have anybody interrupt me. Im not going to interrupt your statements. I think you should have decorum and courtesy and dont act like a bunch of nimrods for. Request youjust interrupted a w. I got permission. Everyone has five minutes can we agree point of order again. The assertion that i interrupted was absently false. That is typical of the gentleman who spoke at sprint got permission to speak from the chairman. I spoke i was interrupted yet again by the gentleman who does not choose to go to the chair and follow proper order i encourage us. We are going to have any respect at all we need to have proper decorum for. Well said, well said big. Sedrick. I like to finish . That rules are everyones going to be records for five minutes anyone he wants to be recognized will be recognized for five minutes. Has four minutes and 13 seconds left the chart recognizes ms. Mace because he does not matter who you are, where you come from, or who your father is ort your last name for it yes i looking at you hunter biden as i am speaking to you but you are not above the law. At all. The facts in this case are Crystal Clear this committee issued a lawful subpoena to hunter biden a critical witness in this committees investigation into the biden family corruption. Hunter biden and his lawyers now claim privilege of any kind because clearly he has none. They did not contest the legitimacy for issuing the subpoena no reason because they clearly are legitimate and yet he refused to comply. Trump family members donald trump junior, he did not defy it congressional subpoena he showed up multiple times on multiple depositions for several hours. In doing so hunter biden broke the law he did so deliberately you did so flagrantly. You showed up on the hill on the senate side the day of that congressional subpoena to defy it and spit in the face of this committee that is what you did. The question the American People are asking us is what is hunter biden so afraid of questioning why cant you show up for a congressional deposition question you are here for a political stop this is a pr stunt to you this is just a game you are playing with the American People but you are playing with the truth. Hunter biden was not afraid to sell access to joe biden to the highest bidder when he was an elected office he is not afraid to trade on the biden brand and pedal influence and share this ill gotten gains with members of his family. Including joe biden he was not afraid to compromise the integrity of the presidency and vice presidency by involving joe biden shady business deals. With our foreign adversaries but hunter biden you are too afraid to show up for a deposition . And you still cant today. I believe hunter biden should be held completely in contempt i think he should be hauled off to jail right now because it was not long ago to my friends on the other side of the aisle, that you also believed in the power of a congressional subpoena. Not long ago at all you believed in holding those who refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena accountable. And i stood with each and every one of you. Im the only member in this room today he was held a member of my own party in contempt of congress for not showing up for a subpoena. And i see nothing but complete hypocrisy on the other side of the eye up with the Ranking Member of this Committee Even so eloquently put it, the lesson is please tell your children out there in america if you get a subpoena to go before congress, it go. You have a legal responsibility to do so. So the hypocrisy is what are we to tell her children today . There is nothing the other side can say with a straight face. The old mayor of this committee to vote to hold a member in contempt of my own party let me be clear this should not be a partisan issue. If Congress Issues a subpoena you show up. This is not a responsibility we take lightly bring some joy to do this the president s on broke the law and must be held accountable in the same way anybody else would but i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do so and might last mt message you hunter biden, you play stupid games you win stupid prices break with the judge let yield for a gentle question question will my friend yield . Sure. I do want to commend the gentle lady who was the only republican who stood up and voted to hold in contempt republican members of the house who blatantly and categorically refused to comply with subpoenas that came from the bipartisan generally Six Committee. I would like to ask my friend ms. Mace from South Carolina, whether she is aware of all the case law that says the committee has to engage in good faith interaction with the witnesses they have called they are supposed to arrive at a solution. What do you think about the multiple occasions gave this witness an opportunity to come before the committee. We issued a congressional subpoena is a constitutional law back at you know exactly what that means he shouldve shown up because of your vote in your statement you should be voting to hold this met in contempt of congress today, right now. If you are going to be consistent on your own policy in your own words be quick to gently sign my six by the chart recognizes for five minutes. And keeps her chairman. Good to see you after a long break. So i am listening to the gentle lady from South Carolina about the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, interesting here seems to be too afraid. In fact for some reason the chairman who on multiple occasions invited the witness to come on tv. Apparently the chairman was to pretend his statements on television or interviews dont matter. It happened once, it didnt happen twice, it happened multiple times. The chairman said the witness can choose whether to come to a deposition or to a public hearing in front of the committee. The witness accepted the chairmans invitation. It just so happens the witness is here. If the committee wants to hear from the witness and the chairman gave the witness that option, then the only folks that are afraid to hear from the witness with the American People watching are my friends on the other side of the aisle. I don