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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
You authorized holding an impeachment hearing, but I don't think that is what you are really doing. If so, you wouldn't have disregarded precedent from the Nixon and Clinton eras, or we would have all voted before this was to proceed. If so, you wouldn't have denied the minority the ability to call witnesses or me and other Members the ability to attend hearings or even view the transcripts. Madam Speaker, approximately 90 percent of your party members wanted to impeach before this so-called inquiry ever began. That is why I say you are really not trying to hold an impeachment inquiry. You simply want to remove a President. And we are within 1 year of an election. You want to deny Americans the right to decide for themselves. At the heart of the matter and the real reason you are doing this is because your party does not have a winning Presidential candidate and no significant accomplishments this session. Madam Speaker, can we please go back to work? ____________________
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Russ Fulcher
Republican · Idaho
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Oct 22, 2019

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