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On the recordMay 9, 2019
Last night at a rally in Florida, the President referred to me as ``that man.'' Mr. Speaker, I love my country, and still I rise. And I rise today to address the comment that the President made in referring to me as ``that man.'' Mr. Speaker, the video of what I said speaks for itself. The President indicates that I said the only way to get him out of office is to impeach him, but the video speaks for itself. But I do want to share with the President that he is right; I am ``that man.'' I am ``that man,'' a liberated Democrat, a liberated Democrat in the spirit of Shirley Chisholm. I am unbought and unbossed. Mr. President, you finally encountered at least one person that your money can't buy and your power doesn't scare. You have a date with destiny, Mr. President. Your fate is in the hands of 435 Members of Congress. You are not above the law. No one is. Impeachment is in the hands of this Congress. ``That man,'' Mr. President, is a Member of this Congress. Mr. President, I assure you that the long arm of the law is reaching out for you. In this country, we will not allow you or any other person to hold yourself out as being above the law. You have an appointment with history in this House of Representatives. If no one else will bring you to justice, I will, Mr. President. Lawsuits and delay tactics will not deter me. You will not engage in the paralysis of analysis, as Dr. King put it.…
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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May 9, 2019

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