Floor Speech - U.S. House

Debra Haaland
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Farewell Speech - March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
Madam Speaker, I rise today to deliver my final remarks on the floor of the people's house. I'm humbled to have spent the last two years in this chamber, where I proudly served New Mexico alongside my colleagues, past and present, in the New Mexico delegation. I'm thankful to Senators Martin Hinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, in particular, for helping to build support for my confirmation, and to former Senator Tom Udall, for his years of friendship and mentorship. I love New Mexico. Not only is it my home where […]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to support the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump for seditious acts against America. To overturn the 2020 presidential election, Trump incited a violent assault on Congress – a treasonous betrayal of our nation. This criminal incitement left us with five dead including a police officer, a desecrated Capitol, and a second constitutional crisis. His acts show contempt for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the foundation of any democracy: a peaceful transition of power. President Trump is a clear and present danger […]
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today in support of the article of impeachment and in opposition to the gaslighting that is masquerading as debate in this chamber today. I was in this chamber when the President assembled and unleashed a mob to attack the United States Capitol and the United States Congress—the elected representatives of the people. By doing so, he incited an insurrection against our representative democracy itself. If that is not an impeachable offense, then what is? Thank you, Madam Speaker, I yield back. Fletcher, L. P. […]
Lucy McBath
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise with a heavy heart for what our nation has endured. All those who’ve incited an attack on these halls of freedom must never forget that in every generation, Americans of all colors and creeds have laid down their lives in the struggles against tyranny, the fight against fascism, and the defense against those who would betray the values upon which this nation was founded. It is our duty to shoulder that defense of democracy here today. The President's actions have laid bare his contempt […]
Madeleine Dean
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Madam Speaker, one week ago today, I was trapped in this House Chamber as the banging on the doors began. I feared for colleagues, reporters, and staff. I feared for myself. The attack on the Capitol will never be forgotten. The President and many in this Chamber have shamelessly peddled dangerous untruths about the election, despite the warnings of where those lies would lead. And last Wednesday, those lies and dangers found themselves inside this Capitol. This hateful rhetoric is another deadly virus. It is time to remove it from […]
Marie Newman
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Thank you, Madam Speaker, it’s an honor to speak today. So today I stand with this body to impeach this President. I agree with my Democratic colleagues, I also agree with my Republican colleagues. Let's unite. Let’s unite to address this pandemic and start by simply wearing a mask. Let's unite to bring back the economy and start by putting $2,000 checks in people's pockets. And let’s unite to hold these domestic terrorists accountable and impeach this President. Thank you Madam Speaker and I yield back. Newman, M. [C-SPAN]. (2021, […]
Mary Gay Scanlon
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
On January 6, President Trump launched an attack against the United States Capitol. I, too, urge my colleagues to unite, but to unite in love of country and to hold this president accountable. What unites our country is respect for the rule of law. Without accountability for those who would shatter the rule of law by overturning a presidential election, we cannot take seriously the cries of being a united people. This president remains a serious threat to our country and must be held accountable. Scanlon, M. G. [C-SPAN]. (2021, […]
Maxine Waters
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
I rise in support of impeaching again the worst president in the history of the United States. Since his first day in office, this President has spent four years abusing his power, lying, embracing authoritarianism, radicalizing his supporters against democracy. This corruption poisoned the minds of his supporters, inciting them to willingly join with white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and paramilitary extremists in a siege of the United States Capitol building, the very seat of American democracy. The Republican party is now the Trump party. And I want you to know that […]
Nancy Pelosi
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the Gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. Madam Speaker, in his annual address to our predecessors in Congress, in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln spoke of the duty of the patriot in an hour of decisive crisis for the American people. "Fellow citizens,” he said, “we cannot escape history. We will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor […]
Nydia Velazquez
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Remarks on impeachment of Donald J. Trump - Jan. 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution because in America we hold power to account. In America, we do not succumb to violent insurrections incited by a head of state. In America, we do not turn a blind eye to high crimes and misdemeanors. No. That is not who we are. So today, as a sworn defender of this nation's constitution, I will vote in favor of impeaching Donald J. Trump. I yield back. Velazquez, N. [C-SPAN]. (2021, January 13). U.S. House: Debate on Impeachment Resolution Against President […]