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I want to thank Chairman Nadler and Speaker Pelosi for their leadership and their moral courage. Today, the House of Representatives is debating whether to take the rare step of voting to impeach a President for only the third time in our…

Years ago, I took my first oath to the country, went to war, and fought alongside our Nation's finest men and women. Some of them gave their lives for our Nation. Not a day has passed that I don't reflect on those sacrifices. I learned…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) for yielding. Today, Democrats lower the bar for impeachment. Under this standard, a President can be impeached in the absence of a crime, without due process, and for asserting a legally…

I would also like to take a moment to say thanks to the men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police. They work long hours to ensure that Members of the staff and Members themselves are able to carry out their duties safely. On top of that…

in August, I was fortunate to award Officer Michael Lohman of the Greeley Police Department with the Congressional Badge of Bravery for his heroic actions apprehending the driver of a stolen vehicle in 2017. While at the driver-side window…

I rise to give thanks to the brave men and women of law enforcement in Colorado and across the country. Every holiday season, I am reminded of the sacrifice that these brave officers make in order to make sure that everybody's holiday…

this document, even with things that are not transcribed, is a pretty damning piece of evidence against the President.

I think the President actually said a couple days before the conversation with Mr. Zelensky that Article II of the Constitution allows him to, 'do whatever I want as President.'

But remember just because you can don't mean you should; and sometimes, when the facts, especially when you have to go at them from the perspective of the way this process has went, as I said earlier today, I will fight process and I will…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is an important bill, but there is something even much more important this week in Congress. In 2012, President Obama was caught on camera giving Russia's then- President Medvedev a…

This is an important bill. I support it; I urge its adoption. I have to take this opportunity to address another vital issue that we are addressing this week in Congress, but we are not having any time to debate, practically speaking. All…

the clock is ticking on the 2020 election, and I think we would all agree that if this impeachment were held in July or August or September, drawn way out, that time is of the essence; that would really affect the 2020 election.

Withholding $400 million Congress appropriated to help Ukraine defend herself unless Ukraine helped the President dig up dirt on his political rival Joe Biden was the last straw for me.

No one is above the law and that includes the President.

The President should be impeached. His actions were an abuse of power that jeopardizes America's national security and compromises our elections.

The Founders fought and died for freedom and independence from a tyrannical ruler in a foreign government.

I noted that there was 'big stuff' going on in Ukraine, like a war with Russia, and Ambassador Sondland replied that he meant 'big stuff' that benefits the President, like the 'Biden investigation' that Mr. Giuliani was pushing.

The President has had the opportunity to call witnesses. He was invited--he and his staff were invited to participate in an investigation, were they not?