Jackie Speier actually said...

"money to Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress was being withheld because the president wanted his pound of flesh from Ukraine in terms of an investigation, placing the country at great risk ..."

"What's so troubling here is, one, that it has been designated as being urgent. And urgent means it is a very serious national security risk."

"This inspector general -- this is not if you are a conspiracy theorist who believes in the deep state, this is not somebody who has been brewing into the deep state for a decade. This is somebody appo..."

"I would have to agree with my other colleagues. In addition to the command definitely being held responsible, the failure of their role in stepping forward and recognizing the reported abuse, the evid..."