[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

  (Mr. WRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
seem to think it is appropriate to conduct an impeachment inquiry 
behind closed doors, shutting out the American people.
  They have denied Republican Members of Congress the right to fully 
participate in the inquiry process but expect them to cast a vote to 
impeach a duly elected President of the United States without seeing 
all the facts.
  In addition to all that, Democrats denied us the right to vote on a 
resolution to censure Chairman Schiff for his deception of Americans 
day in and day out.
  This morning, I joined dozens of my colleagues as we stormed into the 
SCIF demanding transparency, shedding light on this corrupt process. 
Instead of having a conversation, Chairman Schiff abruptly ended the 
deposition, taking the witness with him out of the room.
  The Speaker of this House is putting her hatred of the President 
above what is best for her constituents. She is harming the entire 
Nation by conducting this inquiry in such a manner.
  Mr. Speaker, enough is enough. We are better than this; our country 
is better than this; and the American people certainly deserve better 
than this. They deserve better than an impeachment inquiry in a secret 
room based on assertions of a phantom whistleblower.

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