Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today one last time to ask the House to drop these charges against our duly elected President, if, for no other reason, because the process that they have used has been the exact partisan process that was just condemned on the floor by people who were the first to call for impeaching the President, the Speaker of this body. This is a 2.5-year endeavor, in spite of it being only a few months after the call to Ukraine that is supposedly the abuse of power that the President engaged in. As for the other charge, they say that it was obstruction of justice, but the House didn't even bother to enforce its own subpoenas. The impeachment process boldly broke with that of Presidents Nixon and Clinton. The urgency was so great that the House declined to enforce its subpoenas and relied on shaky evidence, trying to move swiftly so they didn't lose the momentum. {time} 1515 Now, when they realize they haven't made the case--not just that it will be needed in the Senate, but for the American people, first and foremost--they want to strong-arm the Senate into adopting the same unfair partisan course charted here in the House. Fortunately, it doesn't work like that. Voters deserve better from our House of Representatives, but it is not the House's prerogative to dictate the rules of the Senate. This partisan impeachment should be dropped today. This political charade is a waste of taxpayer dollars.…”