The very system of government of the United States, the system of limited power, the system of not having a President as a dictator is very much at stake.

The challenge we face is that the President of the United States wants desperately to prevent Congress, a coequal branch of government, from providing any check whatsoever to even his most reckless decisions.

We can stand up to this President in defense of the country and the Constitution and the liberty we love, or we can let the moment pass us by.

We will make sure that no President becomes a monarch.

It is urgent that we see the documents we have subpoenaed.

We will defend the prerogatives of Congress.

We will defend the rights of the American people to know what is going on.

He has failed to check the President's worst instincts.

Even if Democrats and Republicans disagree on the format of this hearing, we must come together to protect the integrity of this Chamber.

He is trying to blackmail the committee into not following what we think is the most effective means of eliciting the information we need and the Congress cannot permit the executive branch, we cannot permit the administration to dictate…

Thank you for your leadership and activism on this subject.

There is no such thing as Black identity extremism. Again, this is mere distraction to take the public's attention and the government's resources away from White supremacy and White nationalism, which are the real threats that we are up…