[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H5832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      OPEN AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I have a responsibility as a 
Congresswoman, former prosecutor, and American citizen to stand up for 
the rule of law.
  After countless conversations with my constituents, after speaking 
with legal scholars and experts, after reviewing the Mueller report, 
and after seeing administration officials defy congressional subpoenas, 
I have come to the conclusion that the House of Representatives must 
open an impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump.
  Following Mueller's alarming report, it is our job as a Congress to 
conduct oversight and deliver answers to the American people. 
Unfortunately, the President has called upon his administration to 
break the law and ignore our congressional subpoenas. Now we have no 
choice but to open an impeachment inquiry.
  This should not be a partisan fight or a debate about election 
strategy; it is about the rule of law.
  I know impeachment is risky, but allowing this President to defy the 
law is even more risky. If we don't act now, our democracy may be 
threatened for years to come.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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