[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   STOP SHAM ATTACK ON OUR DEMOCRACY

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, House Democrats and the 
chairman of the House Intelligence Committee seem to think that 
impeachment is nothing but a game. If you can't beat him, cheat him.
  On September 26, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee 
fabricated and read on the record during a committee hearing a fake 
call transcript between the President of the United States and a 
foreign leader, while keeping the actual transcript of the call in a 
vault.
  Now, he continues to conduct an impeachment inquiry against the 
President in complete secrecy with no vote of the House of 
Representatives, leaving the American people and most Members of this 
body in complete darkness.
  What we have here is that good old case of a game created by 
illusion. If you can't beat him, cheat him, and game show host Chairman 
Adam Schiff is at the lead.
  Behind door number one, we had the Mueller investigation, which found 
there was no collusion between the President's campaign and Russia.
  Behind door number two was the call between President Trump and 
Ukrainian President Zelensky. Again, the transcript released by the 
White House shows no quid pro quo, which stemmed from a whistleblower 
complaint Chairman Schiff orchestrated with in advance and advised the 
whistleblower how to proceed.
  What is behind door number three? Nobody knows. But this sham attack 
on our democracy must be stopped.

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