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On the recordDecember 13, 2023
The MAGA majority is putting forward an impeachment inquiry even as their own leaders admit there is no evidence of wrongdoing. They have already reviewed tens of thousands of documents, interviewed dozens of witnesses, and nothing. Why? This has never been about the truth. This is about avenging Donald Trump. This is about undermining our democracy and influencing the 2024 election. President Ford once said, ``Truth is the glue that holds government together.'' Mr. Speaker, it is truth that allows this Chamber to function. Abandoning truth in favor of political gamesmanship creates nothing but chaos. That dysfunction isn't a byproduct of the majority's behavior, it is the point. They don't want the government to function. They have sought nothing in service of the American people, nothing to lower costs, nothing to create good-paying jobs, to grow the middle class, to make everyday people feel more secure. What has the majority delivered? The kind of extremism that chooses rich tax cheats over working people, that obstructs the ballot box and hikes the cost of healthcare, that protects guns over kids, that bans abortion and criminalizes doctors, that rewards polluters and corporate greed and tells everyday Americans, you foot the bill. This sham impeachment is below the dignity of the people's House. It is an affront to the people who sent us here to work for them. What a disgrace.
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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