[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2892]
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      GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. Green of Texas was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise.
  I rise today in the name of government of the people, by the people, 
and for the people. I rise today because our country is nearing a 
moment of decision. I rise because we are at the intersection of 
democracy and autocracy.
  I rise to announce that, at this moment in time, I have filed H. Res. 
537. H. Res. 537 is a privileged resolution. H. Res. 537 has been filed 
because I believe that the President of the United States has committed 
an impeachable act.
  H. Res. 537 addresses abuse of Presidential powers by disregarding 
the separation of powers, devolving American democracy into an 
authoritarian--an authoritarian, an authoritarian--government, usurping 
congressional power to declare war.
  Mr. Speaker, I take no delight in what I am doing. I do this because 
I love my country. I do this because I understand that the Constitution 
is going to be meaningful or it will be meaningless. I do it because I 
understand that the President of the United States of America has a 
duty to consult Congress before taking this country to war. I do it 
because no one person should have the power to take over 300 million 
people to war without consulting with the Congress of the United States 
of America.
  I do this because, if I do not, this authoritarian President that we 
currently have will continue to assume power. He has already instigated 
an assault on the citadel of democracy, the Capitol of the United 
States of America. He went so far as to pardon the persons who were 
actually involved in the assault. He has denied persons due process of 
the law.
  I believe that, if we do not take immediate action, this 
authoritarian President will devolve the country into authoritarianism. 
I believe he is a would-be dictator who would become a dictator.
  I today announce that, later today, I will bring these Articles of 
Impeachment to the floor, and I will call for a vote. I believe that 
the hour of decision is upon us, and we all have to decide: Are we 
going to go down and choose the path of democracy, or will we allow 
ourselves to choose the low road of autocracy?
  I believe that this country has come too far to allow a single person 
to declare war without conferring with the Congress of the United 
States of America.
  This is why I stand. This is what I will do, and I do it in the name 
of my country that I love dearly.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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