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Jerrold Lewis Nadler is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New York's 8th congressional district from 1992 to 2013. Throughout his tenure, Nadler has been known for his work on issues related to civil rights, judiciary matters, and government oversight. He has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for progressive policies.
Once again, if Congress can enact a resolution putting a time limit, it can enact a resolution removing a time limit. And when the Senate passes this resolution, the ERA will be part of the Constitution. Madam Speaker, I yield the balance…
May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Blunt Rochester). The gentleman from New York has 1 minute remaining.
I would remind everyone that the equal rights amendment simply says: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of sex. If people on the other side want to admit that equality of rights under the law means there must…
Again, the deadline was not part of the amendment. It was a resolution by Congress. And if Congress can set a deadline, it can remove a deadline. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished majority…
Stonewalling has worked. And that is why we had the second article of impeachment to impeach him for abuse of power, by trying to eliminate, in effect, any congressional role by refusing all information was to Congress.
The -- bribery was charged in the facts stated in the charges. Abuse of power, which is what the -- what the first article of impeachment was, is the prime crime, not against the criminal code, but is the crime -- is a crime -- crime for…
The factual charge on the Ukraine was that the president used -- tried to use state power. He withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation…
The other key fact here, the key provision is that it has always been understood that crimes, on the one hand, and impeachable offenses, on the other hand, are different. You can have a crime that's not impeachable. You can have…
This is part of a larger problem, which was actually article two of the impeachment -- of the impeachment. Not only did they try to hide every evidence -- every piece of evidence that might bear on the president's misconduct. The president…
There is a -- I think there's a very fundamental difference between the Republican Party today and then.
This is the first impeachment in American history where a senator from his own party voted to convict the president.
Again, no defense. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 230, nays 197, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No. 695] YEAS--230 Adams Aguilar…
I now inform you that the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff) the chair of the Intelligence Committee, will now serve as my designee and will control the remainder of the time on the majority side.
I am deeply concerned that any Member of the House would spout Russian propaganda on the floor of the House. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Higgins).
President Trump's actions are both impeachable and criminal. Although the violation of the Federal criminal statute is neither necessary nor sufficient to justify impeachment, President Trump's conduct violated the Federal antibribery…
To remind the gentleman that there is, in fact, extensive direct evidence--including the President's own words and actions--which is corroborated and supported by indirect and circumstantial evidence. The record leaves the following key…
All we keep hearing from the other side are attacks on the process and questions of our motives. We do not hear, because we cannot hear, because they cannot articulate a real defense of the President's actions. Madam Speaker, I yield 1…
I would remind the gentleman that the impeachment clause is placed in the Constitution to protect the American people and our form of government against a President who would subvert our constitutional liberties in between elections. Madam…
John Adams warned in a letter to Thomas Jefferson that these risks are unavoidable and might sometimes overlap: ``You are apprehensive of foreign interference, intrigue, influence. So am I--but, as often as elections happen, the danger of…
We do not hate President Trump, but we do know that President Trump will continue to threaten the Nation's security, democracy, and constitutional system if he is allowed to remain in office. That threat is not hypothetical. President…
Once again, I hear a lot of attacks on Democratic Members of Congress, but not one single word of substantive defense of the President's conduct. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
I remind the gentleman that President Obama provided thousands of pages of information to congressional requests, and that Attorney General Holder and others testified, unlike now. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from…
I would remind the gentleman that the House has passed over 400 bills, 275 bipartisan bills: driving down costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, raising wages, rebuilding infrastructure, taking on corruption and self-dealing in…
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