I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts for her statement and for going into depth on the Mueller report and talking about the findings. This morning, of course, we heard the Republican leader, Senator McConnell, come to the floor and say something quite different--to quote what he said, the work of the special counsel and the Attorney General ``and how we can finally end this `Groundhog Day' spectacle, stop endlessly relitigating a 2\1/2\-year-old election result, and move forward for the American people.'' It is pretty clear the Republican leader would like to say to the American people: Keep on moving, there is nothing to be seen here. But we know better. If you take a look at the Mueller report: $26 million spent, 50 attorneys and agents, almost 2 years, scores of indictments that came down and some guilty pleas already and yet even more to follow. This isn't over, and it will not be over soon, nor should it be. It is obvious my Republican colleagues want to move on as quickly as possible from talking about how Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the stated intent of helping to elect Donald Trump President.…
On the recordMay 7, 2019
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