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Crimes and misdemeanors with the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the united states senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the name of itself and of the people of the united states of america against donald j. trump, president of the united states of america, in maintenance and support its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. >> i recognize myself for purposes of offering an amendment in the nature of a substitute. the clerk will report the amendment. >> amendment in the nature of a subs...

>> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. >> mr. rushenthaler has an amendment. >> amendment to the amendment in nature of substitute to 755 offered by mr. rushenthaler of pennsylvania. page five beginning on line six, strike article ii. >> i withdraw my point of order. >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment would strike all of article 2, which is the obstruction of congress charge. the facts simply do not align with the democrats' claim of obstruction. our government has three branches for a reason. when there...

No. mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclinton vote nose. ms. lesko vote nose. mr. reshenthaller votes no. mr. klein vote nose. mr. armstrong votes no. mr. steuby vote nose. >> has everyone who wishes to vote voted? >> mr. chairman, 23 ayes and 17 nos. the appeal is tabled. we'll proceed to amendments. the clerk will read the first section of the amendment. >> hres 755 impeaching donald j. trump in the house of representatives december 10th, 2019, mr. nadler submitted the following resolution which russ fer toed -- was referred to the committee. impeaching president donald trump resolved that donald j....

And the very essence of why the rule was put together in the first place. so it's important. facts really do matter. i'm not -- we're not going to allow the minority to misinterpret the rules for their own benefit or to suggest the history is irrelevant. it matters a lot. that's what made this committee and institution great. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. any amendments to the amendment or nature of a substitute? >> mr. chairman -- >> what purpose does mr. jordan seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> the clerk will report the amendment. >> i reserve a point of orde...

Ayes and 23 no's. >> the amendment is not agreed to. is there any further amendment. mr. gates? >> i amend to the desk. the gentlelady reserves a point of order. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to hr 755 offered by mr. gates of florida, page 3, strike out lines 10 and 11 and enter the following. a known company named burisma and. >> this amendment strikes the reference of joe biden as the center of the investigation and replaces it with the true topic of the investigation, burisma and hunter biden. an essential element of the abuse of power is that the bidens did no...