On the recordJune 21, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 521 because this is not a serious resolution. This is political theater by the author, who clearly was not here, to distract from Donald Trump's history of transgressions and now indictments. It is also an attempt to punish Congressman Adam Schiff for effectively holding Trump to account. Congressman Schiff protected us from fascism at home and abroad. First, on the so-called perfect call, Donald Trump withheld a meeting and crucial weapons from President Zelenskyy to protect Ukraine from Russia unless they gave him dirt on now-President Joe Biden. Mr. Schiff stepped up as chairman of the Intelligence Committee and eventually as lead manager to defend against executive corruption. Then, when the former President lost the 2020 election and summoned his supporters to storm this very Capitol, Mr. Schiff stood up again on the January 6th Committee to expose the former President's grotesque role. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
