So, Mr. Chairman, I know you're about to give a statement, and they've worked on it and you've worked on it very hard I'm sure, but I want--before you gavel this hearing, before you start your statement, before you go any further, I would…

And I think the American public are getting a little bit sick and tired of impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, when they know that less than a year from now, they will be able to determine whether Donald Trump stays in office or…

No collusion, no obstruction, no quid pro quo, no evidence of bribery except opinion.

This whole inquiry was started out by a comment that President Trump made to President Zelensky in the July 25 call of, quote, do me a favor, unquote.

The Democrats's case is based on nothing more than thoughts, feelings, and conjectures.

This is a sham impeachment against President Trump. It's not compelling, it's not overwhelming, and it's not bipartisan.

And I take this responsibility extremely seriously. You know, it is an awesome and very grave responsibility, and it is not one that should be done lightly, it is not one that should be done quickly, and it is not one without examining all…

One of my colleagues wondered how this panel can opine as to whether the President committed an impeachable offense and the answer, quite, frankly, is because you came in with a preconceived notion.

if you rush through this, you do it on flimsy grounds, the American people will not forget the light of history.

The greatest threat is the rapidly eroding trust of the American people in their institutions.

The partisan coup d'etat will go down in infamy in the history of the Nation.

I think the key point is that the Republicans are still running a railroad job with no attempt at fair procedure.