Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question for the House managers from Senator Murray: If there are no consequences to openly defying a valid congressional subpoena, how will Congress be able to perform its constitutional oversight responsibility to make sure any administration is following the law and acting in the best interests of American families? Ms. Manager GARCIA of Texas. Well, they could have very serious, devastating, and dire consequences. If the Senate ignores President Trump's ongoing obstruction of Congress, it would lead to the end of congressional oversight as we know it today. President Trump's attorneys argued that our congressional subpoenas are constitutionally invalid until a court determines otherwise. Their argument is false, and it is an attack on congressional oversight powers. A vote against article II is a vote to condone President Trump's corrupted view of America's constitutional balance. Voting against article II would grant President Trump--and every other President from now until forever--the power to simply ignore all congressional subpoenas unless and until we seek a court to enforce it. Under President Trump's view, even if all of you Senators were to vote to favor to issue a subpoena for documents or witnesses, the administration could still ignore them until a court ruled on it. I think Mr. Schiff addressed some of that earlier in another question.…”