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Obstructing congress. i'm proud of the courage of new members to do their duty so that, for the first time in his privileged life, donald trump will be finally held accountable for his reckless personal behavior and business practices. i vote, proudly, for these two articles of impeachment. and then i hope the house retains control of the articles until the speaker and leader schumer can negotiate agreement on process and witnesses from mcconnell so that the next stage will be open and fair. so that donald trump will ultimately be held accountable. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from nort...

Won. earlier this year, speaker pelosi said, impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something to compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i don't think we should go down that path. none of those standards have been met. none. the committee hearings were a scripted, substance-free, made-for-tv show. they would be comedy if impeachment weren't so serious and grave. witnesses denied awareness of an impeachable offense. and because the majority has failed to make the peach -- the case for impeachment, there is into bipartisanship. compelling? overwhelming? bipartisan? spe...

The impeachment articles rely almost exclusively on hearsay and opinion testimony. and they present no direct evidence of wrongdoing. as a former district attorney, i am dismayed that the democrats have submitted articles of impeachment against a sitting president. using circumstantial evidence that fails to offer proof of an impeachable offense. additionally, the charges levied against the president in the articles of impeachment lack historical precedent. and are motivated by pure political reason. if the house of representatives passes the articles of impeachment, the democrats will have se...

Congress. michigan's first district sent me to washington to get things done. to get the government off their backs and to help rural michiganders and other people around the country keep more of their hard-earned currency. not to impeach our duly-elected president. with that, i urge my colleagues to vote against the articles of impeachment. i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from california. >> gentle lady is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, it is with a solemn sense of duty that i rise today...

Although the violation of the federal criminal statute is neither necessary, nor sufficient, to justify impeachment, president trump's conduct violated the federal anti-bribery statute very clearly. madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia. >> gentleman's recognized for one minute. >> i thank the chairman. madam speaker, today, i'll vet to impeach president donald trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. i don't hate the president. but i love my country and i have no other choice. voting for these articles of impeachment is the only moral course of acti...