[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IMPEACHMENT TRANSPARENCY

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle have been trying to impeach President Trump since he took office, 
and we all know this.
  They have made it very clear they deem the President's every action 
to be impeachable, and, since the beginning of this joke inquiry, they 
have shown no interest in fair, fact-based proceedings.
  Impeachment is a monumental step that must be conducted with full 
transparency, but what we are witnessing here is a violation of due 
process that should concern every single American.
  Democrats have held meetings in secret where convenient, one-sided 
information can be leaked to the public, denying American citizens the 
right to have their elected Members of Congress present.
  The dedication to using any and all resources in an attempt to remove 
a duly elected President is unthinkable and, frankly, a waste of time. 
The Constitution provides the House with the power of impeachment for 
high crimes and misdemeanors, not for political theater to push an 
agenda.
  Madam Speaker, the Democrats have made a mockery of Congress and our 
democracy throughout this process. The American people deserve better, 
and this President deserves better.
  As my colleague from Texas, Al Green, said: President Trump will win 
again in 2020.
  In God we trust.

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