Katherine Clark: “I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts. I am glad to share in this bipartisan moment of admiration for his work…”

“I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts. I am glad to share in this bipartisan moment of admiration for his work with my colleague from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that we can bring a resolution to the floor. This resolution will ensure that the House meets its constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch by investigating potential conflicts of interest of President Donald J. Trump. {time} 1300 It reads: ``Whereas, on October 18, 2016, then-candidate Donald J. Trump communicated via Twitter: `I will Make Our Government Honest Again--believe me. But first, I'm going to have to #draintheswamp in DC'; ``Whereas, President Trump subsequently nominated a team of wealthy and connected insiders to lead his Cabinet, many of whom have been forced to withdraw from consideration because of irrevocable conflicts of interest; ``Whereas, as President-elect, President Trump announced that he would be `leaving his great business' to his adult children, a move he felt would be `visually important'; ``Whereas, President Trump has taken no steps to untangle his financial interest in his business holdings, to limit his ability to advise the nominal managers of The Trump Organization, or to prevent other interests from currying favor with the White House by doing business with companies that might benefit the President's bottom line; ``Whereas, President Trump has reversed White Hous…”