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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “My words are my only remedy today, in spite of the upcoming D.C. statehood vote we expect to be successful. The people…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2019
My words are my only remedy today, in spite of the upcoming D.C. statehood vote we expect to be successful. The people of the District of Columbia have no vote on impeachment or on any other matter on this floor now. I spoke on this floor on the impeachment of President Clinton 20 years ago. Unlike the Clinton impeachment on perjury concerning an affair with an intern, Trump's impeachment turns on sabotage of national security to get himself reelected. Clinton repented. Trump insists that he did nothing wrong. That is a promise to continue his long pattern of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Impeachment is our only recourse.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Dec 18, 2019

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