Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I would not discount things like this letter from the Secretary of Defense, who, on October 7, 2019, received a subpoena and on October 15, 2019, responded. That is not delay, and that is not obfuscation. A week later, they responded and said that the Department is prepared to engage in the process, consistent with longstanding practice, and provide the responsive information should there be a resolution to this matter. It was a week later. That doesn't sound like somebody trying to run away from a request or a subpoena. A week later, the majority got a response. The gentleman might not have liked the response, but there was not a follow-up: We are going to work with you, Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense sent this a week after the majority's request, and the majority is going to impeach a President because they didn't like this answer and say: Oh, he is obstructing. Again, I go back to Fast and Furious, one example: President Obama, 6 years we fought to get the information--6 years. We didn't try to impeach him for that. It doesn't mean he was breaking the law or committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Maybe he delayed a lot longer than we would have liked. Six years is a lot longer than it should have taken to get answers to real questions about people who died. But for 6 years, we waited and worked and went and got those answers. That is the legal process. And maybe we should work together, if we think that is too long, to try to speed it up.…”