Statement from Congressman Dan Goldman on Speaker McCarthy’s Decision to Move Forward with Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden without a Vote
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement on Speaker McCarthy’s announcement that he will open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
“Today, Speaker McCarthy once again put the fringe, extremist wing of his party above the American people, above the democratic process, and above the truth.
“Over the past nine months, House Republicans have wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and hours of witness testimony on a baseless fishing expedition that has turned up absolutely zero evidence linking President Biden to any wrongdoing.
“Unlike Donald Trump’s refusal to provide Congress with a single document during the Ukraine impeachment inquiry, House Republicans have received extensive cooperation from the Biden Administration, including witness testimony from government officials and tens of thousands of documents, but have not identified any specific problems obtaining cooperation from the Biden Administration. Regardless, the Speaker’s announcement today does not give the House any more authority than it had yesterday, but instead demonstrates yet another abuse of power by House Republicans in their nakedly partisan quest to do the bidding of Donald Trump and distract from his 91 charged felonies.
“Despite a glaring lack of evidence and objections from members of his own party, Speaker McCarthy has once again cowered to the demands of far-right Republicans, who next will demand a government shutdown.
“By opening this sham impeachment inquiry, McCarthy has shown the country where his true loyalties lie – not with the American people, our rule of law, or our democratic institutions but with Marjorie Taylor Greene and the extreme MAGA fringes of the Republican party.”
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