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On the recordDecember 18, 2019
Article I of the Constitution prescribes Congress as the first branch of government. Just as importantly, let me quote Speaker Rayburn, who was asked: How many Presidents did you serve under? Speaker Rayburn answered: None. I served with seven Presidents of the United States. Impeachment is reserved for moments of grave danger when the constitutional order becomes dangerously out of balance, moments like this one. That is why I will vote to impeach.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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