[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONDEMNING UNFAIR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS

  (Mr. COMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to strongly condemn the 
unfair, closed-door, hyperpartisan, impeachment inquiry process being 
conducted by House Democrats.
  Nothing, not even the cold, hard facts, will stop the partisan 
politics of my colleagues on the left from nullifying the 2016 
election.
  One of Speaker Pelosi's committee chairs who she chose to lead this 
process promised years ago that she would find a way to impeach the 
President. This has been the plan from the beginning.
  Certain minority rights have been denied to Republicans during this 
process, like equal subpoena power, a right that Republicans provided 
Democrats during the Clinton impeachment.
  Chairman Schiff started this trend of dishonesty by promoting false 
allegations related to the President and Russia. Now, he has publicly 
mischaracterized his committee's handling of the whistleblower inquiry 
and deceived the American people about his relationship with the 
whistleblower.
  Democrats still refuse to hold a full House vote on their impeachment 
inquiry, yet they continue this baseless impeachment inquiry of 
President Trump instead of tackling the issues most important to our 
citizens.
  I urge the American people to take a hard look at the lack of 
transparency and accountability surrounding this unfounded impeachment 
inquiry.

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