Doc Hastings: “To discuss our proposal, I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to my good friend from Washington (Mr. Heck).”

I support pushing ahead with this inquiry because I swore an oath to defend the Constitution against America's enemies. The American people deserve the facts about how this abuse of power betrayed our national security and put our country…

Through you, I would advise my good friend from Arizona that I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close whenever she is.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1017 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: ____________________

Yesterday, before we began our proceedings in the Rules Committee, I asked one of my good friends if he would speak on this rule. It is for the reason that I consider him one of the preeminent constitutional scholars in this institution…