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Holding our leaders accountable and fighting alongside @Amprog to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive policies.
Joined July 2008
Elon Musk is committing the scam of the century—triggering a recession so billionaires can get richer.
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You had a $306,520 PPP loan forgiven.
You cannot “cancel” student loans any more than you can cancel a car payment or credit card debt. That money has to come from somewhere. Proponents of this literally wanted student loan debt transferred to other people. It’s obnoxious.
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WALLACE: "A dozen people listened in on the phone call and a number of them were immediately upset. ". @SteveScalise: "Those were Schiff's witnesses.". WALLACE: "No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration."
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You had a $2.8 MILLION PPP loan forgiven.
Thank you, SCOTUS!. Pleased to see the highest court in the land rule Biden’s $400 billion student loan bailout UNCONSTITUTIONAL!. Taxpayers that made the hard decisions and played by the rules should not be forced to pay the bills of the 13% of Americans with student loan debt.
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What's that about paying loans back?
If you take out a loan, you pay it back. Period.
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You had a $974,100 PPP loan forgiven.
The Supreme Court struck down President Biden's $400 billion student loan giveaway. The President does not have the Constitutional authority to spend money on his own. This ruling upholds Congress's Power of the Purse. Congress must approve how taxpayer money is spent.
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You had a $79,441 PPP loan forgiven.
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Other countries responded quickly and aggressively to combat the spread of coronavirus. Trump failed to do the same—and now the U.S. has the most cases in the world.
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The U.S. and South Korea both confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on January 20. As of yesterday, South Korea had tested 274,000 people. The U.S. had only tested 25,000. Trump's failure to provide widespread COVID-19 testing is costing American lives.
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Jon Stewart: Guns in rural America means a very different thing than guns in densely populated areas. Gov. Walz: "Yeah, but dead children in their schools means the same thing in rural areas."
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You had a $1.1 MILLION PPP loan forgiven.
AWESOME NEWS: The Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan bailout in a vote of 6-3! . Forgiving student loans is not under the jurisdiction of the President of the United States. Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees. I applaud the Supreme Court's decision.
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🚨🚨SCOTUS on a roll!. Yesterday: strikes down racist college admissions policies. Today: says Colorado can’t force Christians to create LGBTQ propaganda and declares Biden’s student loan bailout illegal. Big couple days for the Constitution and the rule of law.
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Here's the video of Sessions denying **under oath** that he had communications with the Russians.
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BREAKING: 36 MAGA Republican senators just voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act. You read that right. In 2022, the majority of the Republican Party is AGAINST protecting the right to marriage for LGBTQ and interracial couples.
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“Number one: Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy. Number two: The president of the United States refused to condemn white supremacy. Number three: The commander in chief refused to condemn white supremacy on the global stage.” —@VanJones68 #Debates2020
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"A lawyer does not stand in front of the chief justice of the Supreme Court and lie. And Cipollone said the following: 'Not even Mr. Schiff's Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF.'. That is a flat lie. A demonstrable lie." —@ClaireCMC #ImpeachmentTrial
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Beyoncé: "I am not here as a celebrity. I'm not here as a a politician. I'm here as a mother. A mother who cares about the world our children live in."
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TRUMP JUST NOW: “Nobody in their wildest dreams would have ever thought we would need tens of thousands of ventilators.”. That’s blatantly false. Trump is refusing to take responsibility for the severe ventilator shortage during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.@Yamiche: “You did disband the White House pandemic office & the officials that were working in that office left. What responsibility do you take?”. TRUMP: “I think it’s a nasty question.”. Don’t let Trump’s insults distract you: His gross negligence is costing American lives.
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Tim Scott announces a "Made in America" strategy that will create high-tech manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Biden is already doing this—and Sen. Scott voted against the bill that made it happen.
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"A whopping 43 of the 58 House Republicans who voted against a disaster relief bill have in the past asked for aid for their own districts. Because if one thing is predictable in American politics, it’s Republican hypocrisy.".
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TRUMP TODAY: “We're doing a great job, as good a job as you can possibly do.". REALITY: The United States has MORE confirmed coronavirus cases than anywhere else in the world because of Trump’s incompetent, chaotic response. His failures are costing lives.
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Trump calls himself “the greatest jobs president that God ever created.”. About that.
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"As somebody who trained on weapons of war, I can tell you, there are weapons that have absolutely no place in American cities or neighborhoods in peace time." —@PeteButtigieg #DemDebate2
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Dr. Fauci's response when asked how many people will get and/or die from COVID-19 in the U.S.:. "If we are complacent and don't do really aggressive containment and mitigation, the number could go way up. many, many millions.". Trump has spent WEEKS downplaying the crisis.
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90,000 Americans are dead. 1,400,000 confirmed U.S. cases. 36,000,000+ unemployment claims filed. Trump had plenty of warning, but he failed to act to slow the spread of the pandemic. @StaceyAbrams takes us back in time to explain Trump’s failed coronavirus response:
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"The president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our national security, by withholding military aid and crucial Oval Office meeting in exchange for an announcement of an investigation into his political rival." —@SpeakerPelosi
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The United States just surpassed 609,000 confirmed coronavirus cases—by far the most in the world. Trump’s chaos has a price.
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TRUMP: [An hour and a half of gaslighting and lies.]. PELOSI:
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"I'm not letting the senators off the hook. We're still gonna go into the Senate this week and make the case that this president needs to be removed. It will be up to the senators to make that final judgment, and the senators will be held accountable for it." —@RepAdamSchiff
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"Earlier in your testimony, you questioned the love that Democrats have for our country. I served on active duty in the United States military. Do not question my love of our country. I'm not going to question yours. We are all Americans." . Powerful moment from @TedLieu:
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Barr's lies are so extreme that @MSNBC just had to cut in AGAIN to fact check. @NicolleDWallace: "I'm not going to dance around this. He's lying. He's lying about what the Mueller report finds around one of the critical flash points in the obstruction investigation." #BarrLied
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TRUMP JUST NOW: “I wish [China] told us three months sooner that this was a problem. We didn’t know about it.”. REALITY: We DID know about it. Officials urged immediate action in JANUARY, yet Trump downplayed the coronavirus, called it “a hoax,” and failed to act.
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President Trump evidently not in a good mood after losing the House.
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Most coronavirus cases in the world. Most deaths in the world. Most jobs lost. Most unemployment claims filed. @JoeBiden is right: “[Trump] has quit on you, and he’s quit on this country.”
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TRUMP JUST NOW: “The Defense Production Act is wonderful thing, but I just haven’t had to use it.”. REALITY: Governors, medical professionals, and national security experts are begging Trump to use the DPA to produce critical medical supplies. His inaction is costing lives.
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TRUMP JUST NOW: “I didn’t act late. I acted early. I acted far before anybody thought I should be.”. REALITY: Intel officials warned in JANUARY that action had to be taken immediately. Instead, Trump spent months calling the coronavirus crisis “A HOAX.”
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TRUMP JUST NOW: “We have done a job the likes of which nobody's seen.". More than 1,500 Americans are DEAD. There are nearly 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. And all Trump cares about is himself. Sickening.
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"If you want to put out racist tweets, laugh at violence against immigrants, I'm sorry, Mr. President, you own this one. This one is on you." —@RickWTyler #WhiteSupremacistInChief
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REPORTER: “Do [you] think it was OK for the president to ask more than one foreign nation to investigate his campaign rival?".@GOPLeader: “The president wasn’t trying to investigate a campaign rival”. Trump DIRECTLY asked Ukraine & China to investigate a presidential candidate 👀
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We did the math. Trump told a whopping 51 lies in his 61-minuted #Jointsession address. (Full GoogleDoc is coming!)
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Trump is tearing our country apart—and top military and diplomatic leaders have finally had enough.
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Trump just now: “We have a problem that a month ago nobody ever thought about.”. One month ago, public health experts were raising the alarm as cases and deaths mounted around the world. Trump was calling coronavirus “a Democratic hoax.”.
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Conservative Judge Michael Luttig:. "Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy."
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.@ChrisMurphyCT explains how the #SkinnyRepeal bill that Senate GOP doesn't want to become law. will become law. A must watch.
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Trump lied about closing the White House pandemic office—and got caught on video. At a time when millions of Americans' lives are at risk from coronavirus, Trump is trying to save his own skin.
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BREAKING: We’ve RECOVERED 100% of the jobs lost during the pandemic!
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NUNES: “Mr. Vindman, you testified in your deposition. ”. VINDMAN: “Ranking member, it’s Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, please.”. The disrespect that Trump and Republicans in Congress have shown an active duty Army officer is shameful.
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“[Trump’s] first year in the White House, he only paid $750 in federal income tax. Listen, my first job was at a Baskin Robbins when I was 15-years-old. I think I might have paid more taxes that year. dispensing ice cream. How is that possible?” —@BarackObama
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House MAGA Republicans just turned their backs on veterans. We agree with @jonstewart—it's just wrong. #ProtectVeteransHealthCare
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We just passed 16,500 confirmed coronavirus cases. More than 200 Americans are dead. There’s a severe shortage of test kits and ventilators. People are getting sick and dying as Trump tries to cover up his failure to prepare us for this crisis.
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.@tedlieu asked a simple yes/no question: "There's no sentence in the U.S. Constitution that says the sitting president of the United States cannot be indicted, correct?". Whitaker refuses to answer.
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.@RepAdamSchiff's warning is more chilling than ever today:. “You can’t trust [Trump] to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for [himself].".
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The panel shows never-before-seen video footage from the January 6 riot. This was no tourist visit. (CW: Violence)
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MAGA Republicans are the party of "Debt relief for me, not for thee."
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BROKEN PROMISE: "I'm not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican, and I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.". REALITY: Trump's budget proposal slashes Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act by OVER $1 TRILLION—on top of cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
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100,000 Americans have died of coronavirus—most of whom could have been saved. Let's put Trump's chaos into context:
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SCHIFF: “What was your. reaction to hearing that call?”. VINDMAN: “I knew that I had to report this.”. SCHIFF: “What was your concern?”. VINDMAN: “It was improper for the president. to demand an investigation into a political opponent. it would undermine our national security”
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Trump's own administration is projecting 3,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths PER DAY by 6/1—and he's STILL pushing states to re-open. @RepAdamSchiff warned us:. “You know you can’t trust [Trump] to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for [himself]."
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Protesters chant as vote begins. KILL THE BILL, DON'T KILL US.KILL THE BILL, DON'T KILL US.KILL THE BILL, DON'T KILL US. SHAME.SHAME.SHAME
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"This is America. This is the country I've served and defended—that all of my brothers have served—and, here, right matters." —LT. Col. Vindman. This is the man Trump just had "escorted" from the White House because he dared speak out about Trump's crimes.
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TRUMP JUST NOW: "It's hard not to be happy with the job we're doing.". The U.S. has 63,000+ confirmed coronavirus cases. Nearly 900 people are dead, and there's a deadly shortage of critical supplies to keep people alive. And Trump is "happy."
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.@RepAdamSchiff: "The evidence is overwhelming. It is really not contested what [Trump] did. What is open to question is whether members of Congress are going to do their duty and whether. anyone. on the Republican side [is] willing to put their country. above the party."
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BREAKING: New corporate profit data shows just how corrupt the Republican tax bill really was. #CultureOfCorruption
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"The president’s misconduct goes to the heart of whether we can conduct a free and fair election in 2020. Despite everything we have uncovered, the president’s misconduct continues to this day, unapologetically and right now." —@RepAdamSchiff #ArticlesOfImpeachment
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BILL TAYLOR: “As the committee is aware, I wrote that withholding security assistance in exchange for help with a domestic political campaign in the United States would be crazy. I believed that then, and I believe it now.” #ImpeachmentHearings
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Kamala Harris: "As a prosecutor I never asked a victim or a witness, are you a Republican or a Democrat? The only thing I ever asked to them, are you okay?". That's leadership. #Debate2024
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"It's like being on eBay with 50 other states bidding on a ventilator. That's literally what we're doing." —@NYGovCuomo. Trump won't provide critical supplies, so states are bidding AGAINST each other for the things they need to keep people alive. His chaos is costing lives.
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We now know that Trump wanted LESS coronavirus testing to hide how fast the virus is spreading. @RepAdamSchiff warned us:. “You know you can’t trust [Trump] to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for [himself].".
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OUTRAGEOUS: Senate Republicans just blocked an emergency bill to provide paid sick leave to workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis. In the middle of a global pandemic, Senate Republicans are putting lives at greater risk. #COVID19.
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TRUMP on 3/24: “I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter.”. 1,200,000 Americans could die if Trump ignores public health experts and “opens up” the country by Easter.
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The last real wage numbers before November came this morning. The final verdict on the Trump economy is in: Corrupt.
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4 of the top 5 worst coronavirus epicenters in the WORLD are U.S. STATES. Trump’s chaos has a deadly price.
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PRIORITIES: Trump is picking fights on Twitter while Americans die from the coronavirus. Chaos has a price.
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“I don't think President Trump reflects any of the values that I learned in the military.”. In times of crisis, we need leaders with honor, integrity, and courage. This Marine Corps veteran doesn't see those traits in President Trump.
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“You know you can’t trust [Trump] to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for [himself]. If you find him guilty, you must find that he should be removed. Because right matters. and the truth matters. Otherwise, we are lost.” —@RepAdamSchiff
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"We now know that the president in fact committed the crime of bribery. I think articles of impeachment are being drawn up if they haven't already been drawn up." —Ken Starr
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If Trump had implemented social distancing measures two weeks earlier, 90% of projected coronavirus deaths could have been prevented. Trump's chaos has a terrible price.
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200,000 American lives—gone. 200,000 grieving families. Trump’s chaos has a deadly price.
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“Do you want to see the court overturn Roe v. Wade?”. TRUMP in 2016: “That’ll happen automatically. because I am putting pro-life justices on the Court.". What’s happening in Alabama and states around the country was part of Trump’s plan. We need to fight like hell to stop it.
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Why does the U.S. lead the world in coronavirus cases and deaths? . Answer: Donald Trump.
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REPORTER: "How do you think the world is looking at the United States right now?". @PressSec: "I think the world is looking at us as a leader in COVID-19.". 130,000 Americans have died in five months. The U.S. leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths.
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"No one should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty.” —@POTUS. It’s time to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. #BidenTownHall
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WOW: @SenateMajLdr blatantly refuses to give senators more than 10 hours to read & amend Obamacare repeal bill (that we have yet to see!)
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REPORTER: "Do you expect the death rate to go up in the next 3-4 weeks just like we're seeing the rate of infection go up now?". PENCE: "Our hope and our prayer is it is not the case.". With 124,000 Americans dead, thoughts and prayers are all Trump's administration is offering.
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"This is a life or death issue. And the president is busy drawing with a Sharpie on a hurricane map." —@PeteButtigieg on combating the climate crisis
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BREAKING: 10.3 MILLION jobs added under Biden! Democrats promised a strong economic recovery—and they delivered. #DemsDeliverJobs
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Katie Needle is our hero. Totally eviscerates Tom Price and #TrumpCare for defunding Planned Parenthood.
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Why does the United States have just 4% of the world’s population and more than 30% of its coronavirus cases?. Trump failed to address this crisis. Other world leaders didn’t.
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.@MazieHirono to Barr: “You lied to Congress…you did exactly what I thought you’d do, that’s why I voted against your confirmation. I expected you would try to protect the president. And indeed, you did.” #BarrLied
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"There comes a time when you have to be moved by the spirit of history to take action to protect and preserve the integrity of our nation. I believe, I truly believe, the time to begin impeachment proceedings against this president has come." —@RepJohnLewis
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