Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to raise a question of the privileges of the House and offer a resolution previously noticed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. 1608 Whereas on April 9, 2021, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives announced that it had begun to investigate allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused State identification records, converted campaign funds for personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift in violation of the Rules of the House, laws, or other standards of conduct; Whereas over three years, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives compiled an extensive investigative record pursuant to Committee Rules 14(a)(3) and 18(a) into allegations that Representative Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct; Whereas on November 13, 2024, Representative Matt Gaetz announced his resignation from Congress; Whereas there is precedent for the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to continue investigating and release reports of its investigations into former Members of the House of Representatives; Whe…”