Political Quotes

“this afternoon, Senators will come to the floor and be sworn in as jurors in the impeachment trial of Secretary Mayorkas. Yesterday, the Senate received the impeachment House managers, who read the two articles against the Secretary. Today, the trial will commence, and we will be in our seats as jurors for the third time in 4 years. But this time, Senators will preside as jurors in the least legitimate, least substantive, and most politicized impeachment trial ever in the history of the United States. The charges brought against Secretary Mayorkas fail to meet the high standard of high crimes and misdemeanors. To validate this gross abuse by the House would be a grave mistake and could set a dangerous precedent for the future. For the sake of the Senate's integrity and to protect impeachment for those rare cases we truly need it, Senators should dismiss today's charges. So, when we convene in trial today, to accommodate the wishes of our Republican Senate colleagues, I will seek an agreement for a period of debate time that would allow Republicans to offer a vote on trial resolutions, allow for Republicans to offer points of order, and then move to dismiss. Let's not kid ourselves about what is going on today: The impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas has nothing to do with high crimes and misdemeanors and everything to do with helping Donald Trump on the campaign trail.…”