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>> i find no pleasure to come to the floor to consider impeachment. i ran for congress to represent my community and the country i love. as a combat veteran and having served eight years on the intelligence committee, i understand the threat that foreign actors can play. every elected official must dedicate themselves to protect our democracy. nobody should invite a foreign country to interfere with our most sacred act of voting. it was abusive power of the president to ask a foreign nation to interfere in our election to benefit his personal and political interests and to condition bipartisan...

Crimes and misdemeanors. such evidence existed, there would be an agreement in this chamber but there's not. there's no evidence. madison and hamilton warned us this might happen and impeachment would veer toward political factions and that's 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 a political score. madam speaker, they hope that if they stay on messages, you'll believe their charges. rep...

Country and democracy, not political party. doing nothing here, madam speaker, is not an option. looking away from these crimes is not an option. this is about protecting the future of our nation and our democracy from corruption, abuse of power, criminal cover-up and bribery. and this, madam speaker, this vote is for my son and the future of so many generations. so i urge my colleagues to please vote yes on these articles of impeachment. with that, madam speaker, i yield. >> gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, madam speaker. i yield 1 1/2 minutes to mr. joyce. >> chairman is recognized for ...

Risk, we must act. not because of the clock and the caliber but for continued self-government by the american people. i yield back. i reserve the balance of my time. >> gentleman from north dakota. >> madam speaker, i would point out to believe everything you just said is to believe that president zelensky is a pathological liar. with that, i yield to my friend from south carolina, mr. duncan. >> the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. >> thank you. we're not debating impeachment of an american president. your mind is made up. you've been looking for this since the inauguration. "the wa...