Doug Collins

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck), a member of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), another member of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I know this is probably not true, but I think the speakers are not working on the majority side because I have talked about it, and many of our Members have talked about the facts. Let's just go over them real quickly: no pressure, no conditionality, nothing was ever denied them, and when they got through, they actually got the money, and they never did anything for it. We have talked about the facts. That is a distraction that doesn't need to happen. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, the only urgent threat to this body is the clock and the calendar and the desire to impeach the President before we go home for Christmas. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. David P. Roe).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1-2/3 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).

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

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

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I also remind my chairman that the impeachment was not to be used between election cycles to defeat a sitting President who you think will be reelected. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Buchanan).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The chairman hears us. He doesn't want to acknowledge it. When you have nothing but a process that was completely amuck, you talk about process. I have already debunked the facts many times. Let's do it one more time. No pressure by either Mr. Trump or Mr. Zelensky. In fact, what really just horrifies me is they continue to say that Mr. Zelensky, who is the supposed victim here, said many times there was no pressure. The Democrats are calling him a liar and weakening him in his own country. That is deplorable. There is no conditionality in the transcript or conditionality after that. Five meetings prove that. They were all high-level meetings. No conditionality. Two of those meetings were after the Ukrainians actually knew of the possibility that aid was being held. They have not ever addressed the truths and the facts. After there was nothing done to get the money, guess what? They got the money. That is the fact. That is what they don't want to deal with. That is where we are today. So let's continue to see how the sham was perpetrated. That is what many of our Members are talking about. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I inquire how much time is remaining.

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

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I am just amazed by what the chairman just said. If it was obvious that he violated the bribery statute clearly, then why didn't we add it as an Article of Impeachment? The reason why? It didn't. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Guest).

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

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

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am glad to know that Mr. Trump was giving them lethal aid, actually, something to fight back with, not what was previously given to them. And there was, again, from the President, himself, no pressure put on him. Your whole case is sort of destroyed if you are coercing somebody if there was no pressure felt; yet, we don't seem to get that part on this floor debate today. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Gianforte).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I am back. I also noticed some changes around here since I left. I notice I have a new manager on the other side, who, as I came back in from getting a quick bite, I noticed gave an eloquent defense of his side of this story that we are telling. I just wish we could have had that same eloquent defense before the Judiciary Committee, where he could have been asked questions instead of just giving one side. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I appreciate anybody who would come and give testimony. But it is interesting to see that the same chairman who just spoke eloquently about those who testified would have to actually dismiss completely almost anything by Mr. Volker or Mr. Morrison. But, again, I will say, at least they had the ability and the willingness to come and testify, unlike the chairman, who wrote a report, sent it to the Judiciary Committee, and didn't. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger).