On the recordSeptember 13, 2023
Barring declarations of war, impeachment is the most awesome power that Congress has. It shouldn't be a threat. It shouldn't be a political exercise. It is certainly not a pledge to be made on the campaign trail. This is the most serious business that we can engage in. No one should want to impeach a President or take any pleasure in that. However, after months of blocked investigations by agencies in this administration, it became clear that an impeachment inquiry was the only course of action to complete our necessary and important investigations. Let me explain why because there has been some confusion and some controversy about this. Mr. Speaker, there are three irrefutable facts that have taken us to this point. One, President Biden lied directly to the American people. Two, President Biden's family and their associates profited millions through shell companies. Three, President Biden's Federal agencies are stonewalling our legitimate congressional inquiry. That is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many scandals. There is so much corruption that is being uncovered. Every stone that we overturn leads to more and more corruption. Because of that, Mr. Speaker, a lot of the American people are simply getting lost in the barrage of evidence, in the barrage of allegations of corruption, and the evidence itself. Let me go through just a couple of highlights here to bring everybody's attention to this to help explain why we are doing what we are doing.…
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