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On the recordJuly 25, 2019
And still I rise because I love my country, and I also rise because I believe that we are currently in a constitutional crisis. The executive branch of the government is refusing to honor subpoenas lawfully issued by committees of the Congress. The executive branch of the government does not respect the judiciary. We are in a constitutional crisis. We have a duty, an obligation, and a responsibility to do something about this. So I rise today, Mr. Speaker, some 99 days after the Mueller report was made public. The Mueller report has been thoroughly vetted by the Members of Congress to the extent that we have talked about it and have proclaimed that there are impeachable acts that are clearly indicated within the Mueller report. The Mueller report has been discussed ad infinitum and ad nauseam by Members of Congress. I am not saying that everybody knows what is in it, but I do know that there is a notion that there is a Mueller report and that that report has information in it--evidence, if you will--that is antithetical to the President and would, in some circumstances, be such that we would bring Articles of Impeachment. I would also indicate that we are now 1 day since Mr. Mueller testified before the Congress of the United States of America, the Judiciary Committee and the Intelligence Committee. Mr. Mueller has written his report. He has testified before Congress, and now the question really becomes: What are we going to do?…
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Jul 25, 2019

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