Political Quotes

“Through the Department of Justice, he said there was no obstruction. There was no obstruction. That is what the Department of Justice said. Again, if there was, you would have put those findings from the Mueller report in this document. And there is nothing in there, no mention of the Mueller report. Then the gentleman opened up by saying the rules have been followed. The rules have been followed. That is what the gentleman from Maryland said. The only problem is, just today, yet another rule has been broken. House rules, clause 2(j)(1) of rule 11, provides that, once the demand is made for a minority day of hearing, minority members shall be entitled--``shall'' means it has to happen--to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify with respect to the measure or matter during at least one day of hearing thereon. Well, guess what? That didn't happen. We requested it multiple times, and the rules that the gentleman said ``the rules have been followed''--the only problem is the rule has been broken. ``Shall be entitled to a hearing,'' and it has been denied. The chairman denied it again today in committee. So you can't say the rules have been followed when, just today, that very committee broke the rules of the House allowing us to have the opportunity to present the alternative case. You want to talk about abuse of power.…”