Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send an amendment to the desk to prevent the selective admission of evidence and provide for the appropriate handling of classified and confidential materials, and I ask that it be read. It is short. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will read the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 1290. On page 2, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: If, during the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, any party seeks to admit evidence that has not been submitted as part of the record of the House of Representatives and that was subject to a duly authorized subpoena, that party shall also provide the opposing party all other documents responsive to that subpoena. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ``duly authorized subpoena'' includes any subpoena issued pursuant to the impeachment inquiry of the House of Representatives. The Senate shall take all necessary measures to ensure the proper handling of confidential and classified information in the record. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The majority leader is recognized. Mr. McCONNELL. Let's take a 5-minute break. I ask everybody to stay close to the Chamber. We will go with a hard 5 minutes. ____________________”