Ted Deutch

The problem is, and the general knows this better than anyone... it did not just get here.

At a moment when the large Jewish community I represent, Jewish community all throughout America feels under threat, it is real leadership that you have shown in calling this hearing with these witnesses to help elevate this issue to the…

For the over 2,400 American lives lost and over 20,000 wounded, we certainly owe it to every one of them to make sure that we are doing everything now to get this right.

We have conversations regularly about social media companies and the responsibility for social media, that social media companies should have.

Congress needs to have a robust debate about any authorization for the use of military force. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.'' I urge my colleagues to uphold the Constitution.

Some say this impeachment is about eight lines in a call transcript, but there is so much more. This was about a scheme that lasted months and involved dozens of Trump administration officials. Look at the evidence, look at the direct…

I am very proud to support this legislation to really reaffirm America's global leadership in combating corruption.

supports the rights of the Iranian people to free expression and condemns the violent crackdown by the Iranian regime.

I continuously am in awe of the courage of the Iranian people who are willing to risk their own personal safety to protest the corrupt and violent regime.

I am very proud to support this legislation to really reaffirm America's global leadership in combating corruption as a key and effective tool to promoting democracy, transparency, and honest government around the world.

I stand with these brave Iranians and I support their efforts to live freely and strongly support this resolution.

I am pleased to see this effort to ensure that our assistance will help give Pakistani women the educational opportunities they need to build leaders of the next generation who will follow in Malala's footsteps.

We are sent here to defend the Constitution, and the Constitution provides three coequal branches of government.

No President has ever, ever, ever obstructed Congress in the manner that we have seen from President Trump.

These are our government officials who work for us. Instead, they were working hard to help the President advance his personal political interests.

But then they learn that they have got to do something more for the President.

Getting back to the facts surrounding the President's abuse of power using the White House meeting as leverage for helping his political campaign.

So at this point, the Ukrainian President expected that meeting.

President Trump offered Ukrainian President Zelensky a meeting in the White House, but first he wanted investigations into the Bidens.

This isn't a close call. We have a Ukrainian President at war with Russia, desperate for a White House meeting.

Our Framers feared one day we would face a moment like this. They gave us an impeachment--they gave us impeachment as a safety valve not to punish the President, but to defend our elections and our Constitution.

And on that same day, State Department official Volker had breakfast with Rudy Giuliani, and he reported to Sondland by text message, most important is for Zelensky to say he will help investigations, right?

That same day, Sondland updated senior--multiple Trump administration officials that Zelensky was, quote, 'prepared to receive POTUS' call and would offer assurances about the investigations.' Isn't that right?

And, in fact, on July 19, Sondland told President Zelensky directly that President Trump wanted to hear a commitment to the investigations on the July 25 call, correct?

Thank you. Getting back to the facts surrounding the President's abuse of power using the White House meeting as leverage for helping his political campaign.