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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
Madam Speaker, an impeachment inquiry is one of the most serious actions the House can take. But the gravity of such proceedings seem to be lost on the Democratic Caucus. As a reminder, I would like to quote Federalist 65: The prosecution of impeachment will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, and to divide it into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused. In many cases it will connect itself with the preexisting factions and will enlist all their animosities, partialities, influence and interest on one side or the other; and in such cases there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt. Speaker Pelosi's impeachment inquiry by fiat has realized this greatest danger. I call on her to allow for an open debate on this process immediately. ____________________
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Virginia Foxx
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