December 17, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 204 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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               AMERICANS ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF IMPEACHMENT

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, our Democratic colleagues have spent the 
last few months claiming there was clear criminal conduct from the 
President, but they don't specifically cite the crime in their Articles 
of Impeachment, which we are voting on tomorrow.
  The Intelligence Committee chairman, Mr. Schiff, said there was clear 
extortion, but extortion is not a direct crime they are accusing the 
President of in the articles tomorrow.
  The Speaker herself has decided to use the term ``bribery'' over the 
last few weeks, but that is not explicitly cited in the articles 
either.
  It seems like my colleagues across the aisle may have pulled back in 
accusing the President of bribery in the last week, realizing they 
couldn't enforce it.
  So what is it then? Collusion, quid pro quo, or just some vague 
catchall charge, which is what we are seeing.
  It is clear the American people are not in favor of this impeachment. 
Polling shows that they are moving against that.
  But what about polling? Indeed, Democrats know this isn't going to 
stick. This is going to be a problem for them, especially for those in 
the moderate districts.
  Let's get back to work and do what needs to be done around here.

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