[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, only three times in the history of our 
country has the House moved forward with an impeachment process. 
Currently, Madam Speaker, in all three of those cases, the House has 
taken an actual vote to start the process.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a proper 
parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, my parliamentary inquiry is this: Has the 
House been authorized to conduct an impeachment inquiry into President 
Trump?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a proper 
parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, we ought to know the answer to that 
question.

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