I appreciate that, Mr. Cicilline. And I was going to make a request of my colleagues and friends on the other side as well to put country over party also.

The only obstruction here is that of the Democrat Party.

If the Democrats really want to charge somebody with abuse of power, they should look no further than Chairman Schiff.

I love this country and I love this Constitution, which is why I am so disappointed to see that we are witnessing for first time the constitutional power of impeachment being misused.

You guys don't respect the 63 million people who voted for this guy.

The leaders of one-half of one branch of government have decided that they, not the American people, should determine who their President should be.

Sadly, this process possesses none of these characteristics.

But putting aside the severely flawed process by which the Democratic majority has proceeded, they have simply failed to establish a viable case for impeachment against the President.

Heck, yeah, our country has been through a lot.

There is zero direct evidence in the record of these proceedings that show that President Trump engaged in any scheme.

We are a country of precedent. We are a country of rule of law. We are a country of norms and traditions.

It is never proper for a United States President to hold a foreign country over a barrel to make them do that President's personal bidding.

The American people understand what happened. Those are the facts.

We can't let it go unaddressed. And the way that we deal with this grave abuse of the public trust is with the drastic action that it requires.

The Democrats know there is zero direct evidence in the record of these proceedings to show that President Trump engaged in any scheme.

You are impeaching him because you have wanted to for 3 years. You can't beat him in a reelection.

They have been unfair in their process, that they have been unable to evidence accusations against the President with anything other than hearsay and conjecture.

That is why the rules of the House allow it. That is why no matter who is in charge, the minority gets to call witnesses and bring forward evidence.