Jodey Arrington: “I thank the gentleman for his leadership on the Budget Committee, and I thank him for his patriotism, his love of this…”

“I thank the gentleman for his leadership on the Budget Committee, and I thank him for his patriotism, his love of this country, and for his desire to do what is right for our country, first and foremost. Madam Speaker, today was a sad day, I believe, for our country. We have got, now, round two of this phony impeachment process. It is purely political. It is not based in facts, not based in the pursuit of truth and justice. There is no openness; there is no fairness; and there is, really, no credibility. The American people are not buying this bologna, not a single bit. That is why we are seeing round two of putting lipstick on a pig, as we say in Texas. But, listen, the nature of this phony process is what it is, no matter how you dress it up. It is sad because we are allowing this institution to be degraded. We are making a mockery out of this Chamber, the serious business of this country, and the serious nature of impeachment. I would say, first and foremost, that the claim that this President has committed a high crime, treason, or impeachable offense is absurd, really. From the outset, I would say that this is a baseless claim that only firsthand knowledge, the only primary source of evidence, is his conversation with President Zelensky. Unlike the cherry-picked leaks from Chairman Schiff, he let it be known what he said, what their conversation was about, in the full sunshine, for all the public to see.…”