Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Pennsylvania for yielding the time. I rise today with a warning for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. You are setting a very dangerous precedent by trying to hold an Attorney General who has provided all of the substance requested in a subpoena in contempt. Let's be very clear: This precedent that you are setting is one that your own former President and Cabinet Secretaries repeatedly violated in the last administration. In 2019, the former President famously said that he would defy all congressional subpoenas, and then he did just that during the impeachment inquiry. The State Department refused to turn over a single document. Under your precedent here with Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has provided everything that you have asked for except for the audio recording of an interview with President Biden and the special counsel, you are moving into dangerous territory. There is no legitimate legislative purpose to require the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to turn over the audio recording of an interview of which they have already turned over the transcript. Now, I hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle use explanations such as demeanor evidence and character evidence. That is all well and good if you are considering whether or not to prosecute President Biden, but that is not the job of Congress.…”