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Sheila Jackson Lee: I thank the chairman very much for yielding. I, too, add my appreciation to Mr. Collins' eagerness to adhere to what I…

On the recordMarch 14, 2019
I thank the chairman very much for yielding. I, too, add my appreciation to Mr. Collins' eagerness to adhere to what I think is an appropriate policy that reasserts the article I authority, if you will, of the Congress. And I think it is important for my colleagues to recognize that Americans are wondering. They are wondering. They have heard over and over again of Russian collusion. They have heard the factual affirmation that the Russians did interfere with the 2016 election and tried to interfere with the 2018 election. Therefore, it is important for them, in their concern, to be informed. They are taxpayers. We say this all the time. {time} 0945 And it is important to note that, through this investigation, the National Security Advisor and former foreign policy advisor and many others have gone to court because of Mr. Mueller. It is indeed important to know that we have learned much because of his report, but we have not learned all. And we must overcome Attorney General Barr's hesitation, because the American people have made the point. The point is that 68 percent of them say that they would like to see this report. Now, we know that it has been bandied around that we cannot indict a President. This is not about indicting a President.…
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 14, 2019

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