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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
But obstruction of Congress, when there is no referee, there is no adjudication, there is nothing but a majority that says, 'You give us what we want until we find a crime, or we are going to throw you out of office,' that is so unreasonable, especially given the history of the last 3 years, when the charges came and the charges went.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner criticizes the majority's approach to Congress and the impeachment process.

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