[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8374-H8375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          OPPOSING IMPEACHMENT

  (Mr. MOOLENAAR asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOOLENAAR. Madam Speaker, the impeachment inquiry underway in the 
House has been shrouded in secret meetings and out of view from the 
American people.
  My constituents have told me that they oppose this investigation and 
they believe the House should be taking up legislation that needs to be 
done to help hardworking Michigan residents.
  First and foremost, the House should pass the United States-Mexico-
Canada Trade Agreement without delay. This agreement will benefit 
hardworking Michigan residents, especially in industries vital to our 
State, including manufacturing and agriculture. They will have new 
markets for their products, and the profits they make will come

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back to our communities in mid and northern Michigan.
  I have also been a strong advocate for the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative and for funding the construction of a new lock at the Soo 
Locks.
  Yet these priorities are now funded under a temporary stopgap, and 
after weeks of delays caused by Senate Democrats who want to 
renegotiate, we now face the prospect of an impeachment trial that will 
bog down activity in the Senate even further in the future.

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