If the facts are against you, you pound the law. If the law is against you, you pound the facts.

With the 2020 elections fast approaching, we must act with a sense of urgency to protect our democracy and defend our Constitution.

President Trump withheld congressionally approved aid to Ukraine, our partner under siege, not to fight corruption but to extract a personal political favor.

I will never--and I mean I will never--be okay if other nations decide our leaders for us.

The simple question for us is this: Are we willing to fight for this democracy?

That is why we are considering H. Res. 755 today, a resolution impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

These dictators are the antithesis of what America stands for.

He did not do this as a matter of U.S. policy. He did this for his own benefit. That is wrong; and if that is not impeachable conduct, I don't know what is.

The evidence shows that is exactly what President Trump did, not only allowed but solicited foreign interference, all to help him win his reelection campaign.

We are here because of abuse and obstruction and the President's abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Mr. Trump's smears against the Vice President are debunked accusations made by a corrupt Ukrainian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin.

These are uncontested facts. We have listened to the hearings. We have read the transcripts, and it is clear that this President acted in a way that not only violates the public trust; he jeopardized our national security, and he…

But when it comes to policy, what we have here is a corrupt President that wanted to do something to advance his political circumstances.

It is unfortunate that we have to be here today, but the actions of the President of the United States make that necessary.

I have said before in this committee, that is not a good look for us.

The rule of law is what gives our great country its strength.

So, obviously, and to my friends, we have very different opinions about this.

A President who flaunts the separation of powers and checks and balances in our Constitution and who refuses to allow witnesses to appear before Congress would receive our Founders' universal condemnation.

I look at this, as a crime in progress and that we are trying to prevent the President from rigging the next election.

This is about President Trump using his office to try and rig the next election.

The President abused the power of his office for his own personal gain and obstructed a congressional investigation to look into that conduct.

I never want to see a day where American families have to send their children to live outside of the country because of public corruption.

the President's actions, in your words, were so wrong.

I have never, ever, ever seen or witnessed a moment like this where a President of either party has publicly invited foreign intervention in our election.

No one should be allowed to use the powers of the Presidency to undermine our elections or cheat in a campaign.