confidence are not included in our constitution for a reason. our system demands evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. if such evidence existed, there would be an agreement in this chamber. but there is not. there is not an agreement because there is not evidence. madison and hamilton warned us this might happen. that impeachment would veer toward political factions and that's exactly what this is. this is bitterly and nakedly partisan. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have made a mockery of this process and this government. they despise the president and are, themselves, abusing the power of this office. all to settle the political score they were unable to resolve at the ballot box. madam speaker, they hope that if they repeat them over and over and stay on message, you will believe their charges. repeating things that aren't true does not make them true. the call record between the two presidents is clear. president trump was interested in getting to the bottom of what happened in the 2016 election. he asked the ukrainians to work with our attorney general. the ukrainians were already