[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4018-H4019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MOVE ON FROM THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Olson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, on April 18, 2019, my Democratic colleagues 
were overjoyed. The report on the investigation into Russian 
interference in the 2016 Presidential election was released. It was two 
volumes, volume I and volume II. Volume I was 199 pages long, volume 
II, 182 pages long.
  Special Counsel Mueller's report was my colleagues' dream: the 
smoking gun. Now we can impeach President Donald Trump. The taxpayers 
spent $2.5 million so far, but that is a victory.
  The folks back home heard this, one ugly thud. There was no collusion 
and no obstruction.
  So why do my colleagues keep the investigation going? Why are they 
threatening subpoenas, contempt of Congress?
  Well, it is because Mr. Putin hacked into our elections with a wide 
open door given to him by the Democratic Congressional Campaign 
Committee, the DCCC.
  Volume I, page 38:

       On April 12, 2016, the GRU, the Russians, had gained access 
     to the DCCC computers using the credentials stolen from a 
     DCCC employee who had been successfully spear-phished the 
     week before.

  A few lines later:

       Approximately 6 days after the first hack into the DCCC 
     network on April 18, 2016, the GRU--again, the Russians--
     gained access to the DNC network via a virtual private 
     network connected between the DCCC and the DNC.


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  Mr. Putin was not interfering in our elections to help Mr. Trump. The 
report shows he was motivated by the fact of most of my people back 
home: He wanted anybody but Mrs. Clinton.
  Volume I, page 23:

       Here is the main idea: Use any opportunity to criticize 
     Hillary and the rest--except for Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump. 
     We support them.

  It is time for my friends on the other side of the aisle to admit 
they left the barn door open, and Mr. Putin let those cows out to run 
free in our elections.
  It is over. Let's move on. Join us in doing the people's work. That 
means issues they care about, like how about having lower unemployment? 
That is historical right now for Asians, African Americans, and 
Hispanic Americans. Let's give that a round of applause.
  How about energy independence? Yes, our world is clear because of 
American energy.
  How about helping us secure our border? Address the crisis on our 
border, have an immigration policy that works.
  The American people want this. They are sick and tired of 
investigation after investigation after investigation. It is over. 
Let's move on.

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