Thank you, Madam Chair. And apologies for the delay in my arrival.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty but also by the abuse of power.

The fact remains that in the history of our Republic, no President has ever ordered such a complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry until now.

it is difficult to follow some of these arguments.

I would hope that my colleagues... respect the people who came forward, who have served under Republican and Democratic administrations.

This President's obstruction of Congress has been total, has been absolute, and has been categorical.

Our sacred right to a free and fair election is ingrained in our Constitution. It is a right offered to every American, no matter their background.

We were sent here to obstruct this Congress.

This is about a policy difference. And it is not about courage.

The bottom line is here they have been looking for an excuse for years now to impeach this President.

I think that the American people are getting tired, and I say that because I have a friend from college.

There was no collusion. There was no conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Not a single member on the other side of the aisle has been willing to condemn the conduct of the former Vice President.

If there are crimes, we should be bringing experts. We should be bringing in testimony.

How will history judge this impeachment? I believe the American people will remember this impeachment effort unkindly, instead remembering Democrats have been resisting and looking for an excuse to impeach this President since the day he…

I believe Mr. Swalwell, during the Mueller investigation, went on national TV and said something to the effect of an indictment is coming.

In Colorado, we have a different term for that. We call it a campaign promise.

I had a chance to tour some of the rebuilding earlier this year and to see the impracticality of this approach.