January 9, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 5 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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                 SEND ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT TO SENATE

  (Mr. DUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pose a simple question to my 
colleagues: Are we, as a body, subject to the rules in the 
Constitution? The answer is: Of course we are.
  However, Speaker Pelosi has chosen to ignore the Constitution and go 
rogue. Last month, she stood on this very floor and told us how 
important it is that we impeach the President immediately. Now, 
outrageously, she claims for herself new powers never contemplated by 
the Constitution.
  By not transferring the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, 
Speaker Pelosi has claimed for herself the authority to veto any bill 
passed by this House with no possibility of override. This is a 
monstrous abuse of her position and an outright attack on the trust of 
the American people.
  Clearly, she knows the impeachment process has been a sham all along 
and will fail in the Senate. I urge the Speaker to do her job and move 
the articles to the Senate immediately.

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