October 16, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 163 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                      OUR REPUBLIC IS UNDER THREAT

  (Mr. KING of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege and an honor to be 
recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of 
Representatives. I come here to the floor to address the circumstances 
that are historic in the way they are shaking the very foundation of 
this Republic.
  Our Constitution is under threat, and our Republic is under threat. 
There are secret meetings taking place down in the House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the most confidential place in this 
place, but they are talking about finding a way to impeach the 
President of the United States.
  They don't have a charge yet. They are still looking for one. We went 
through 2 years of the Mueller investigations, and now we are grinding 
through this under the guidance of Adam Schiff, who has a resolution 
here that has been presented to this floor to censure him for the 
misinformation that came out clearly in front of all the public.
  They are cherry-picking quotes from the people who are testifying. 
They refused to allow us, just an hour ago, to go in and even read the 
Volker transcript. They are allowing no exculpatory evidence that is 
coming in that might defend our President. There is no representation 
for the President. They have turned this committee into a partisan 
committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I will submit that it is going to be awfully hard for 
this select committee to ever function again if it is going to be a 
partisan, secret committee attempting to overturn the election of the 
President of the United States.

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