Video And Rush Transcript: Congressman Dan Goldman Delivers Floor Speech on the GOP Committee to Obstruct Justice

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today delivered a speech on the House floor on the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Weaponization of the Federal Government proposed by House Republicans.

VIDEO available here.

A rush transcript of the Congressman’s remarks are available below:

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to make something crystal clear: the primary purpose of this special Subcommittee is to interfere with the Special Counsel’s ongoing investigation into a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

This is a shocking abuse of power. But it's not just the usual efforts by members on the other side of the aisle to once again do Donald Trump's dirty work, this time they're trying to protect themselves.

One of them, a member from Pennsylvania, had his cell phone seized pursuant to a court order finding probable cause that he committed a crime. Yet, he has indicated that he wants to be on this subcommittee so that he can undermine a criminal investigation into himself.

My Republican counterparts can dress up the Subcommittee with a menacing name, but let's call it what it really is: The Republican Committee to Obstruct Justice.

The American people don't want that. They don't want yet another front of the Republican war on democracy and the rule of law. I will vote no and urge everyone to do so.

Thank you, I yield back.

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