Political Quotes

“I rise to voice my opposition to these Articles of Impeachment. I want the people of Nebraska to know how I will vote and why, as the Senate prepares for the trial's final vote. I took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and I have a responsibility to be an impartial juror during the trial. I have given fair and careful consideration to the evidence presented during this trial, and I have engaged in the questioning process. This is a process that should be about facts and fairness, and that is what the Senate has done its very best to do, but the reality is that the House of Representatives didn't do its job. Under the Constitution and by precedent, the impeachment investigation is the responsibility of the House, not the Senate. Hearings in the House inquiry during the Nixon impeachment investigation lasted for 14 months. The Clinton impeachment House inquiry relied on years of prior investigation and overwhelming amounts of testimony from firsthand witnesses. President Trump's inquiry in the House was deeply partisan, and it lasted only 12 weeks. Disturbingly, there was a lack of due process during this House investigation. The President was not allowed to have his lawyers cross- examine witnesses at the House Intelligence Committee hearings and depositions. This is the committee that was the lead on the investigative hearings.…”