Doug Collins

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I also remind my chairman that impeachment was never meant as a political weapon in between elections when you can't win the next one. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/ 2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/ 2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Miller).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it gives me pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I would remind this whole body that it is more than eight lines. In fact, there are four facts: There is no pressure. There is no conditionality. They did nothing to get it. And they got the money. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Spano).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I would have to disagree with my chairman. I am not sure what he has been watching, but the facts are not undisputed. They are very much disputed, not only by the minority, but by the witnesses who actually testified. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I would never have thought that a Department of Justice investigation was used as a money revenue plot, but I guess one thing is true: It was a loser for the minority in a net profit situation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I do believe that our elections should be free and fair. I do believe that with all my heart. Except it seems like in this case impeachment is based on the fact that the Speaker said last month it would be dangerous to leave it to the voters to determine if Mr. Trump stays in office. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I am glad that my colleague just mentioned Georgia, because since 2014 the actual voter participation among minorities--African American female and African American male, Hispanic male and Hispanic female--has risen double- digits. I am very proud of what Georgia is doing to get everybody to the poll. I am glad he chose to highlight it. Unfortunately, he just highlighted it in the wrong way. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Stewart).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. King).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from North Carolina.

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Mitchell).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As I have reminded many times, we have followed a sham process that we have had to deal with, and we have followed the facts and won both. I will remind that, if you want to talk about elections, remember, it was the Speaker of the House who said we can't trust the voters; it is too dangerous to leave it with the voters for President Trump next year. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Marshall).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the President was supposedly given rights in the Judiciary Committee, but maybe who would he have asked questions of, three law school professors and a staff member? Not a lot of due process there. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Riggleman).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).