Political Quotes

“Madam President, I have some prepared remarks regarding the Soleimani strike and some other related matters, but I want to take a moment and just respond briefly to my friend, the Democratic leader. There seems to be a lot of irony involved in this question of the Articles of Impeachment. First of all, of course, Speaker Pelosi, who said this is an urgent fulfilling of a constitutional duty and who wanted the Articles of Impeachment voted on in the House, has been radio silent and appears to be getting cold feet on whether or not she will even send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. I would suggest that the first thing we need to know is if Speaker Pelosi is actually serious about this. If she is not, there is no occasion for us to even begin this conversation about how the Senate trial will proceed. Speaker Pelosi is mistaken if she thinks she can direct or influence the Senate's decision on how the trial will proceed. In fact, one of the things I am pretty sure of is that the Senate will not replicate the circuslike atmosphere of the impeachment inquiry in the House, which was one of the most partisan undertakings I have seen in my time in the Senate. I think they are really grasping at straws now and are recognizing they did a poor job in developing the case that led to the two Articles of Impeachment.…”