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Madeleine Dean
@madeleinedean· Democratic · PA· Jan 13, 2021

Lindsey Graham knows better. He knows that the evidence is, sadly, right before the American public.

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Madeleine Dean
@madeleinedean· Democratic · PA· Jan 13, 2021

It is an indictment of the high crimes and misdemeanors that this president is guilty of, an attack literally on our country.

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 13, 2021

Madam Speaker, on January 6, President Trump launched an attack against the United States Capitol. I, too, urge my colleagues to unite, but to unite in love of country, and to hold this President accountable. What unites our country is…

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Scott Perry
@scottperry· Republican · PA· Jan 13, 2021

Madam Speaker, what did the Speaker know, and what did other legislative leaders know, and when did they know it? Maybe that is a rush to impeach the President so we will never know what legislative leaders here knew. The FBI knew about a…

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Guy Reschenthaler
@guyreschenthaler· Republican · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, let me be clear about something. The violence and the rioting in our Capitol last Wednesday was tragic. It was undemocratic, and it was unacceptable. I unequivocally condemn this criminal behavior that occurred in this…

Congressional Record · 2021-01-12
Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

They were here to take the law into their own hands to disrupt Congress as it counted the Electoral College votes, and to overturn the lawful election of Joe Biden as the 46th president, as violent invaders broke windows and rammed doors.

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Just to clarify, this provision about suspending the rule about personalities is so that we can have a full and frank discussion of just why the request is being made to invoke the 25th Amendment and just why this President should be…

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, after the chaos and potentially--well, definitely criminal behavior that we saw here last week, there is no trust left between this administration and the majority of the…

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Our Capitol Police are on high alert. And they have already been without a show of force.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

I think our Capitol Police are equipped and understand that they have to remain very vigilant to this kind of threat for the foreseeable future, at least until Donald Trump is out of office.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

I do. I do very much. And this idea -- I think everybody, certainly, by far and above the threshold of a critical mass, was horrified what they saw on January 6. I do. And I don't think anyone's tolerance or margin for any kind of…

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 38 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 38 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, today the Rules Committee met and reported a closed rule, House Resolution 38, providing for consideration of House Resolution 21, calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of…

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, we, of course, share the concern of our colleagues from the other side of the aisle that an incident like this never happens again. That is why we are urging the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment, because of the…

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 2021

I would just suggest that sedition is inherently divisive, and it is difficult to unify before there has been accountability. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Suozzi).

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Summer Lee
@summerlee· Democratic · PA· Jan 11, 2021

We realize that he must be removed immediately.

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