Doug Collins

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I see how this is playing out. Instead of coming to testify for 7 or 8 hours and answering all questions, we are going to do it in potshots. Again, let's talk about Mr. Volker. He never testified that anyone wanted to investigate Vice President Biden. What he did testify to, which was left out, was that they wanted to, if the Ukrainians are doing bad things, place Hunter Biden on the board of Burisma to avoid anything that needed to be investigated and found out. Let's at least tell the story. Again, they had plenty of time to do this in an actual hearing, not here. This is what they want. This is what they have been wanting. The majority has played this the whole time. We will play this out as long as they want to. It would have been better, though, if they actually had a case, to have made it in the proper setting instead of not coming and not testifying. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Weber).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I always like to be polite, and I do appreciate the gentleman from California confirming everything I just said in my statement a moment ago. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, undoubtedly, H. Res. 660 does not matter to the majority, in particular, the manager of this bill, because the inspector general, his transcript has not been released. There have not been documents that were transferred that were supposed to be transferred to the White House, and we are still not sure we got everything we are supposed to get in the Judiciary Committee. I guess when you want to be transparent and open, you hold it in a SCIF and do whatever you want. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Steube).

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

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I also would like to remind the gentleman from California that Mr. Sondland also said he had no direct evidence; he presumed that that was going on. I guess we are back to presumption again. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Flores).

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, before I call my next speaker, may I ask the time remaining.

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz), who is a member of the Judiciary Committee.

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

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

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Wow, I just love this, again, potshot it in when you can. Remember, quid pro quo didn't work out really well for them because that was supposedly who had pressure on President Zelensky. In fact, it didn't work out, so, well, you had to go poll test it. The majority didn't work out because focus groups didn't like it. So, what do we do? We throw it in here, a bribe. It is all in their report, but if they had a bribe or if they actually had a crime, it would be in the articles. Guess what? He doesn't have it. He can't put it in there. This is all fluff and circumstance because they can't get to the President, and that is what is killing them. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 35 seconds to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Hice).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 35 seconds to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 35 seconds to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield 35 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington).

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time that the gentlewoman did not have, I yield 35 seconds to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Abraham).