On the recordMay 17, 2017
On a question of privilege--I am talking about the privilege of this House. I am talking about the privilege of Republicans and Democrats. We are all alike. We are all equal. Nobody is better than anybody else. What I am saying to you tonight, Mr. Speaker, is that this goes to the very heart of the issue and why this is a privileged resolution because we have a right to know, we have a right to uphold the integrity of this institution--everybody--not just some. Mr. Trump has not divested himself from his businesses as was recommended by the Office of Government Ethics. We need to see how our President--our President--would personally benefit from changes to our Tax Code. Tax Code changes proposed by his administration could lower his own personal tax bill by tens of millions of dollars. The American people have a right to know that. We have learned that earlier this year the President apparently asked Mr. Comey to cease his investigation of Trump National Security Advisor Flynn. In a surprise move last week, Mr. Trump fired the Director of the FBI. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is reminded that remarks must be confined to the question of order.
