We are involved in a very serious process to determine whether the President of the United States has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. The Constitution provides for the removal of high officials who violate their oath of office, who…

Today is a serious day. Last night was an extraordinary night. I rise for the millions of people who live in the Washington metropolitan area to congratulate and to exalt with all of our region on the extraordinary achievement of the…

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the chairman of the committee, for yielding. I thank Mr. Smith for his career-long advocacy of human rights and protecting the most vulnerable, not only in this country but throughout the…

I thank my friend from Louisiana for yielding. On Monday, Mr. Speaker, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning- hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House…

I cannot respond to that at this point in time. We haven't made that decision to move ahead. The committees, as the gentleman knows, are considering it, and if they decide that the House should move forward, then we will make that decision.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I hesitate to respond because this is a circular discussion. Mr. Scalise and the Republican party, at the behest of Mr. Trump, need to get tougher. They can't mention the facts. The facts are known by…

As usual, the whip did not answer my question. I said, is the President above the law? But he wants to pound on the table, Mr. Speaker, because neither the facts nor the law is on his side. The process is consistent with the rules put in…

The gentleman keeps misstating the facts and the law and the process. Every Member is going to have access to all the documents, all the testimony before they are asked to vote on it, period.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, no matter how many times the gentleman from Louisiana, the Republican whip, says that these are unfair hearings, or that they are secret hearings, or that Republicans can't participate, no…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Of course, the Acting Chief of Staff, who is, I think, also the acting head of OMB--not technically but actually, in my view--he said there was a quid pro quo. Now, he tried to clean it up. I get that. I…

I will respond as I responded last week. We are doing our constitutional duty of oversight of the administration and the actions of the President of the United States to determine whether or not there had been violations of law, whether…

The gentleman wasn't here during the Clinton impeachment with Starr. Starr might as well----

When they have concluded their private sessions, which are trying to get at the facts and not having been tainted by some circus. Everybody is going to have the right to see what evidence is adduced. That is the fear, of course, and I…

We passed over 250 bills. The Senate won't take them up, particularly one bill that says what 90 percent of the American people want done: Pass a comprehensive background check to make their communities safer. They won't bring it up. No…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. What he didn't mention was the Benghazi Gowdy commission was the eighth Republican-led investigation of that matter. They all reached the same conclusion and found no evidence of wrongdoing; eight…

He has no evidence of that. If the gentleman will yield, he has no evidence of that.

It is not true, in my opinion, but he has no way to back up that statement, and I think the gentleman must know that.

Mr. Scalise, watch your words. Watch your words, Mr. Scalise. You and I both know it has no analogy to what you have just said. You ought to know that. If you don't know it, you ought to sit down with your counsel and find out about it…

Mr. Scalise, I know you are not a lawyer. Do you have any idea what a grand jury is?

Steny Hoyer has just been a pivotal figure in making sure that happens over the years.

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves that the resolution be laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table…

I appreciate the opportunity to join the members of this subcommittee today to ensure that Congress is conducting its proper oversight of the Metro system.

Together we have been supportive of General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's reforms to the system.

We cannot allow shoddy construction by cost-cutting contractors to saddle Metro and its ridership with long-term costly maintenance problems.

Congress was instrumental in establishing this new safety oversight body.