Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
This cloak-and-dagger impeachment process is unprecedented, uncalled for, and unfair to the American people. When I, a Member of Congress, am turned away from reading testimony from Chairman Schiff's closed-door hearings, how can I keep informed on a narrative that is constantly changing? How are we supposed to know all the facts when the Intelligence Committee is selectively leaking information to the press, creating a biased narrative while shrouding the truth in darkness? Will we ever get information before there is a vote on impeachment, or will the Speaker continue allowing secret hearings and inquiries to drag on? These are questions every American should be asking. Impeachment undoes an election and is the most serious tool Congress can use. We should treat it as such. Instead, we have seen Democrats calling for it since before President Trump was even inaugurated. One of my Democrat colleagues recently said: If President Trump isn't guilty, he needs to prove it. That is not how America works. It is the Speaker's responsibility to lay out the evidence in an open, transparent way so we can debate it and vote on it. ____________________
Said by
Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

Share

More from Bruce Westerman

Jan 23, 2025

As a forester, I can say that the only clear-cuts that are happening on Federal lands right now are wildfires. That is nature's way of clear-cutting. When we see these devastating wildfires that burn everything off of the landscape, that…

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

This is straightforward legislation that will extricate property owners and the Federal Government from a legal quagmire. I support this bill and note that it passed out of the Committee on Natural Resources by unanimous consent. Mr…

govinfo.gov
Apr 29, 2025

I appreciate the gentlewoman for her efforts on this legislation and for being a voice for her constituents. She talked about the county governments there that didn't have a voice when this rule was made. This is hurting their economy. It…

govinfo.gov
Feb 4, 2025

Again, this legislation would ensure that amounts distributed or benefits provided from Alaska Native corporation settlement trusts to Alaska Natives who are blind, disabled, or elders aged 65 and older, or their descendants, are excluded…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation