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Stop Political Games and Get Back to Work

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 23, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch Legislative Branch

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Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, the impeachment of a President is a serious process that will have lasting effects on our Republic. It requires a transparent and trustworthy Congress to conduct a proper investigation because of the attempts to undo the will of the American people.

As a former prosecutor, I know that holding hearings behind closed doors is not transparent. Withholding information from the American people does not promote trust. Misconstruing the facts to the American public is not proper.

These actions alone point to an illegitimate process that will continue to divide our Nation for the sake of partisan politics.

I ask, is the political gamesmanship worth letting our infrastructure continue to crumble? Is it worth ignoring the opioid crisis in our country? Is it worth undermining our democracy to attack a duly elected President?

We have real problems in this country that the American people elected us to solve, and we cannot ignore these problems while we focus on this improper and partisan political process.

Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues across the aisle to stop the political games so that we can get back to work on the issues that are important to the American people.

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