[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8380-H8381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CHARADE IMPEACHMENT

  (Mr. WRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my outrage over the 
ongoing parliamentary inquiry against our President.
  Impeachment is the House's most solemn and serious responsibility. It 
should not be undertaken haphazardly. Although I strongly believe in 
Congress' oversight duties and agree that no public official, including 
the President, is above the law, I have serious concerns about the 
partisan nature and procedure of this inquiry.

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  Beyond the fact that this inquiry was launched before the transcript 
of the call to Ukraine was released, the Speaker's decision to launch 
an inquiry without a full vote of the House and attempts to restrict 
the involvement of Republicans and the American public in the 
impeachment proceedings defy precedence.
  From the beginning, this effort has been mired by the Democrats' 
partisanship and a complete lack of transparency. The American public 
deserves the truth. Instead, all they are getting are cherry-picked 
leaks in classic Washington fashion.
  Madam Speaker, in its current form, this process is an outrage and 
counter to our interests and the values of our Republic. I urge my 
colleagues to abandon this political charade and adhere to the 
Constitution and congressional precedent.

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