Impeaching a President of the United States. This isn't about some solemn duty tonight. Let's talk about what this is really about. This has been about a political vendetta, a political vendetta that didn't just start with the Zelensky…

I raise this point of order for failure to disclose the waiver of clause 2(j)(1) of rule XI, pursuant to clause 6(g) of rule XIII, which requires the Rules Committee to specify in their report any waiver of a point of order against a…

I raise a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana will state his point of order.

We are encouraged by the progress that we are seeing and involved in on the appropriations bills to properly fund the government. As we have both discussed for some time now, the important job of Congress exercising its power of the purse…

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for next week. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend.

Anytime we can make an agreement better for the hardworking families of this country, it will be a Christmas gift well received by families all across the Nation. I look forward to getting this done and then hopefully, like I said, getting…

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…

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…

I appreciate that. It just seems an odd break from the rule that is designed to ensure that both sides are heard, and that is why there is an opportunity for a minority day of hearing. The opportunity was requested, and the opportunity was…

Just to keep the record clear, when the President made that phone call, the oft-misrepeated quote was this: ``I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would…

I appreciate that. We stand ready to continue this work in good faith, which it has been from the beginning. Obviously, President Trump negotiated this deal, but his trade representative, Ambassador Lighthizer, has done yeoman's work…

I thank the gentleman, but when the gentleman talks about stonewalling, acting as if President Trump is the only President in history to seek alternatives to a question that is asked by Congress----