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| https://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/cicilline-remarks-during-floor-debate-impeachment | Cicilline Remarks During Floor Debate on Impeachment | 2019-12-18 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | RI | David Cicilline | C001084 | cicilline.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke on the House floor moments ago. Cicilline asked Republicans to consider the facts of the case, and to put our country ahead of their political party by voting to impeach President Donald Trump. The full text of Cicilline's remarks is embedded at the end of this email. A video of his speech can be viewed by clicking the image below. An electronic copy can also be furnished upon request. -------------------------------------- David N. Cicilline Remarks As Delivered Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump December 18, 2019 I rise in support of the articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. Mr. Speaker, no one runs for Congress to impeach a President. But this President has left us with no choice. President Trump abused the enormous powers of his office when he solicited foreign interference for the purpose of helping him in his re-election campaign in 2020. The President betrayed our national security and undermined the security of our elections when he put his own personal, political interests ahead of the interests of our country. He tried to cheat to win re-election. This wasn't an attack on Vice President Biden. It was an attack on our democracy. And if we do not hold him accountable today, we will no longer live in a democracy. We will live in a dictatorship where any future President will be free to abuse their office in order to get re-elected. So today, every member of this chamber faces a choice. Whether to do what the Constitution demands and the evidence requires, or to turn a blind eye to this President's grave misconduct, a blind eye to the overwhelming evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. To my friends on the other side of the aisle, I say this: This is not about making history. This is about holding a lawless President accountable in the way our Framers intended. This is a time to put our country over your political party. Do not seek safety in the high grass of a vote against these articles. We are all Americans. Show the American people your devotion to your country is more powerful than your loyalty to your political party. United, we can defend our democracy from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Divided, we risk losing our democracy. All you have to do is look at the evidence. Because it will leave you with only one answer: The President of the United States must be impeached. Remember these three facts: He tried to cheat. He got caught. He confessed. And then he obstructed the investigation into his misconduct. For our democracy, for our Constitution, for the people you represent and for all who will inherit our country from us I pray you will do the right thing. -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |