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While they held secret depositions behind closed doors, but the american people see president trump has not been treated fairly in this process, impeachment based on hearsay and opinion, not facts. it's a sad day in this chamber. the people's house. i yield back. >> members are again reminded to address their remarks to the chair. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i would now inform you that the gentleman from california, the chair of the intelligence committee will now serve as my designee and will control the remainder of the time on the majority side. >> does the gentleman yield to...

All their representatives. today is the culmination of the democrats' three-year-long quest to delegitimize the president. this has been in the works since november 2016. and was all but promised when the democrats took the majority. this sham process began without a formal vote in the house. and was continued over these past several months, willfully trampling on decades of bipartisan precedent. no due process. close-door depositions. even though nothing in this investigation was classified. and leaking only details that fit their narrative. if this isn't partisan politics, i don't know what ...

I yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from north dakota. >> madam speaker, i yield one and a half minutes to the gentleman from florida. >> gentleman's recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i wanted to thank my republican colleagues, who have toiled honorably in defense of the constitution and rule of law under difficult circumstances, madam speaker. you know, mister -- madam speaker, it's a darn shame that we have found ourselves in this position today. every time i step into this chamber, i'm humbled to be serving in the greatest legislative body in the history of the world. h...

Tradition, our elections. in a few hours, every member will make a choice. will you fall into the age-old political trap of thinking blind partisanship is all that matters? will you vote to defend the constitution and our democracy so that the president trump and every future president will know that they are not above the law? and will be held accountable for their actions. i have made my choice. i hope every member puts the defense of our nation first and joins me. i yield back. >> gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, madam speaker. i need to yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from ...

To move forward with impeachment. let's think about that. 22-day investigation. six of those days were weekends. where hearings weren't happening and the house was not in session. seven of those days were weekends the house was in recess. two of those days congress doesn't hold hearings. so out of the 22 days, just seven day, seven days, were used to investigate, debate, and vote on the impeachment of our duly-elected leader of our country. no wonder my constituents are upset. seven days to impeach the president of the united states. not to mention that this seven-day investigation uncovered z...