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

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




                            IMPEACHMENT SHAM

  (Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, Republican or Democrat, we 
can all agree on this: When you have been accused of something, you 
have the right to publicly defend yourself.
  My colleagues across the aisle are making heinous accusations about 
President Trump but are refusing to give him a voice in the process to 
defend himself.
  Any impeachment proceeding in the history of our country has operated 
with full transparency and with a bipartisan effort, but that is not 
what is happening here.
  Subpoenas are flying right and left without any consultation of the 
minority. Interrogations and hearings are happening in secret.
  Why isn't the media demanding to be in the room instead of waiting 
for individuals to come out and get cherry-picked information?
  The American people deserve better.
  If they had solid evidence or even a factual basis for impeachment, 
they would be shouting it from the rooftops and broadcasting it on 
every screen in America.
  This is a sham process. It makes a mockery of our government.
  We must end this illegitimate inquiry and return to the rules and 
traditions that have governed this body for the last 232 years.

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