If we can agree on this common set of our facts as our starting place and agree to follow the facts and the law where they take us, I believe we can make a great deal of progress in this hearing today.

Our work will, therefore, continue tomorrow on the House floor when we consider Chairman McGovern's resolution to authorize this committee to enforce its subpoena through civil litigation.

I would point out that the report from the special prosecutor makes very clear that the Russians attacked our elections.

does not exonerate the President

As a result, I see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our April 19 subpoena, at least for now, so long as the Department upholds its end of the bargain.

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Madam Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), and I ask unanimous consent that she may control the time for the majority. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Lee of California). Is there objection…

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Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard), the chief sponsor of this bill.

It is undeniable that stability of our climate is deteriorating.

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