Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following counsel and staff of the House of Representatives be permitted the privileges of the floor during the proceedings with respect to the trial of the impeachment of Judge Porteous. They are as follows: Danielle Brown, Allison Halataei, Alan Baron, Harry Damelin, Mark Dubester, Kirsten Konar, Jessica Klein, Branden Ritchie, Michael Len, Phil Tahtakran, Ryan Clough, and Elisabeth Stein. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senate will be in order. I will now call upon the Secretary for the majority. The Secretary to the majority, Lula J. Davis, announced the presence of the House managers, as follows: Mr. President, I announce the presence of the managers on the part of the House of Representatives to conduct proceedings on behalf of the House concerning the impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The managers on the part of the House will be received and assigned their seats. The managers (Mr. Schiff, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Sensenbrenner) were thereupon escorted by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, Terrance W. Gainer, to the well of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sergeant at Arms will make a proclamation. The Sergeant at Arms, Terrance W. Gainer, made the proclamation, as follows: Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!…”