Tom Cole

There is nobody I like better than my friend from New Jersey, quite frankly. We are very good friends. We have worked together on a lot of good things. But I have to tell you, on this one, we just disagree. The middle class is going to…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Khanna).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Mrs. Trahan).

I think you have presided over this process which is a difficult one.

I would caution my friends, I think you are making precisely the same mistake now.

I do think as a Congress, we are on an awfully dangerous and awfully divisive course.

Mr. Chairman, because of the Democratic majority's hasty timeframe to impeach the President, it is imperative that the House have ample time to debate H.R. 755.

I think we all regret that.

The entire circus has been politically motivated from the very beginning.

To find ways to actually work. We have worked together.

It is a sad day not only for the Rules Committee but for the Judiciary Committee.

It is pretty interesting, if you read the report from the majority, there is a lot of discussion about crimes, but they couldn't find it in themselves to charge one.

It makes perfect sense. Look at the pattern. The only thing that is clear and present danger right now in this room is the pattern of attack and abuse of rules and decisions to get at this President that started over 3 years ago.

This is not the result of a fair process and certainly not a bipartisan one. Sadly, the Democrats' impeachment inquiry has been flawed and partisan from day one.

This is a day where we are going to disagree and disagree very strongly. It is, as you referenced, Mr. Chairman, a sad day, a sad day for me personally, for the Rules Committee, for the institution of the House, and for the American people.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close for our side, so I will yield to the gentleman.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle).

In that case, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse).

I would like to inquire from my friend if he has additional speakers. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, we do.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Swalwell).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services.

I am waiting for a speaker to come. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Before I proceed, I yield myself such time as I may consume to quickly respond to my friend, Mr. McGovern. We are debating process here because that is what this is. This is a process resolution to impeach the President of the United…