Political Quotes

“I raise a point of order that impeachment article I does not allege conduct that rises to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor, as required under article II, section 4 of the U.S. Constitution and is, therefore, unconstitutional. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the precedents and practices of the Senate, the Chair has no power or authority to pass on such a point of order. The Chair, therefore, under the precedents of the Senate, submits the question to the Senate: Is the point of order well-taken? The Republican leader is recognized. Quorum Call Mr. McCONNELL. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their names: [Quorum No. 5] Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman Braun Britt Budd Butler Cantwell Capito Cardin Casey Cassidy Collins Coons Cortez Masto Cotton Crapo Cruz Daines Duckworth Durbin Ernst Fischer Gillibrand Graham Grassley Hagerty Hassan Hawley Heinrich Hickenlooper Hirono Hoeven Johnson Kaine Kennedy Klobuchar Lankford Lee Lujan Lummis Marshall McConnell Menendez Merkley Moran Mullin Murkowski Murphy Murray Ossoff Padilla Paul Peters Ricketts Romney Rosen Rounds Rubio Sanders Schatz Schmitt Schumer Scott (FL) Scott (SC) Shaheen Smith Stabenow Sullivan Tester Thune Tillis Vance Warner Warnock Warren Welch Whitehouse Wicker Young The PRESIDENT pro tempore.…”