Rep. John Lewis on Impeachment

Floor Statement of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on House Resolution 755, Impeaching the President of the United States for High Crimes and Misdemeanors
December 18, 2019

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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding.

Madam Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to support this resolution.

When we came to Washington in 1961 to go on the Freedom Rides, we chose that day.

When we came here on August 28, 1963, for the March on Washington, it was joyful. We met with a young president, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

When we came here on August 6, 1965, for the signing of the Voting Rights Act, we were excited and hopeful. We met with President Lyndon Johnson.

But today – this day -- we didn’t ask for this. This is a sad day. It is not a day of joy.

Our nation is founded on the principle that we do not have kings. We have presidents. And the Constitution is our compass.

When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something – to do something.

Our children, and their children, will ask us, “What did you do? What did you say?”

For some, this vote may be hard, but we have a mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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