October 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 167 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page H8307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HOLD A VOTE ON IMPEACHMENT

  (Mr. GREEN of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, the Democrat leadership in 
this House, hell-bent on impeachment, is trampling on precedent, 
fairness, and our system of representative democracy.
  We are in the midst of a so-called impeachment inquiry despite no 
vote ever having been held on the House floor, as was the case for 
Nixon and Clinton.
  I guess the majority has no concern for what the people of Tennessee 
have to say. It is as if they are saying: Hey, you guys in Tennessee, 
we are going to proceed with something as grave as impeaching the 
President of the United States, and, oh, by the way, you don't get a 
say.
  This is an insult to democracy.
  This House--supposedly, the people's House--cannot pass a single law 
without a vote. We are a legislative body, and we speak after a vote is 
taken. Failing to do so allows unchecked factions to control the 
direction of the entire legislative branch. The Founders never intended 
it as such. In fact, this is the very definition of tyranny.
  The people of Tennessee deserve to be heard, and the people of 
America deserve to be heard on this issue. We need to stop this charade 
now and hold a vote.

                          ____________________