{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gaetz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-matt-gaetz-votes-no-impeachment", "Congressman Matt Gaetz Votes No on Impeachment", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Matt Gaetz", "G000578", "gaetz.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) voted no on both articles of impeachment filed against President Donald Trump in the United States House of Representatives.\n\nPrior to the vote, Rep. Gaetz delivered a speech on the House floor, admonishing the Democrats for their partisan impeachment process, and giving his reasons for voting against impeachment.\n\nThe video of Rep. Gaetz speaking on the House floor, and remarks as prepared for delivery, can be found below.\n\nCLICK HERE TO WATCH REP. GAETZ'S REMARKS\n  REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY:\n\nThis isn't about Ukraine. It's about power. Donald Trump has it  and the Democrats want it. With no crime, no victim, no evidence, no proof, and no agenda for America, this impeachment charade has followed no rules, and adheres to no sense of honor.\n\nThe American people aren't fooled by dirty tricks. Americans will never forget that Democrats have been triggered into impeaching the President  simply because they don't like himand they don't like us.\n\nThose who vote yes on today's articles of impeachment must carry the heavy burden of shame and guilt, for as long as they serve in Congress  which won't be long, because Americans will remember in November.\n\nDemocrats would rather trip the President, just to see him stumble, than see America succeed.\n\nDemocrats would rather impeach the President than work together for the common good of our country and our citizens.\n\nThey have been pushing for Donald Trump's impeachment since before his inauguration.\n\nToday's vote is more about Democrats' hatred of Donald Trump than love of the Constitution.\n\nDemocrats may have won the House in 2018, but they haven't forgiven Donald Trump for having the audacity to win the Presidency  and they haven't forgiven you for voting for him.\n\nThe day before she was sworn into Congress, one member of this body said that she promised to impeach the mother******.\n\nShe's not alone. Trump's impeachment was plotted and planned before the ink was dry on his election certificate  and possibly before some Democrats could even find Ukraine on a map.\n\nIn seeking the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, the gentleman from New York said that he was the strongest member to lead a potential impeachment.\n\nDemocrats may not have known why they wanted to impeach the President, but they knew it was inevitable  facts be damned.\n\nThis impeachment is a slap in the face to the millions of Americans who voted for President Trump  the same Americans that Democrats in Washington DC have mocked for years as smelly Wal-Mart shoppers and deplorables.\n\nThis impeachment is below the dignity of the House.\n\nI will be voting no on this national disgrace, and encourage my colleagues to do the same.\n\n###\n\nFor updates, subscribe to Congressman Gaetz's newsletterhere.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://gaetz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-matt-gaetz-votes-no-impeachment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0684486478567123, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}