Al Green: ‘Before Christmas’ There Will Be a Vote ‘on the Impeachment of the President!’

GREEN Mr Speaker I ░░░░░░░░ because I love my ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker because I ░░░░░░░░ my country I rise ░░░░░░░░ thank those who voted ░░░░░░░░ reject bigotry racism xenophobia ░░░░░░░░ sexism hatred in all ░░░░░░░░ its forms Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ rise to thank them ░░░░░░░░ what they did when ░░░░░░░░ voted to reject these ░░░░░░░░ And Mr Speaker because ░░░░░░░░ love my country and ░░░░░░░░ I cannot accept these ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker I refuse ░░░░░░░░ accept hatred I refuse ░░░░░░░░ acquiesce to any forms ░░░░░░░░ bigotry Mr Speaker because ░░░░░░░░ rise to reject these ░░░░░░░░ I now announce that ░░░░░░░░ Christmas there will be ░░░░░░░░ vote on the chief ░░░░░░░░ of racism bigotry hatred ░░░░░░░░ sexism ethnocentrism There will ░░░░░░░░ a vote in the ░░░░░░░░ S House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ Speaker on the impeachment ░░░░░░░░ the president Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ vote will take place ░░░░░░░░ Christmas because there still ░░░░░░░░ a need for the ░░░░░░░░ to weigh in I ░░░░░░░░ earlier this year I ░░░░░░░░ for the impeachment of ░░░░░░░░ president right here on ░░░░░░░░ floor of the House ░░░░░░░░ that time I ve ░░░░░░░░ articles of impeachment These ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment have been ░░░░░░░░ and we re giving ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to respond ░░░░░░░░ is building Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ momentum is building More ░░░░░░░░ favor impeachment than not ░░░░░░░░ is building People should ░░░░░░░░ in they should let ░░░░░░░░ know how they feel ░░░░░░░░ impeach They should let ░░░░░░░░ know how they feel ░░░░░░░░ the chief inciter of ░░░░░░░░ these ugly actions by ░░░░░░░░ of persons responding to ░░░░░░░░ chief inciter So Mr ░░░░░░░░ today I am proud ░░░░░░░░ say this vote will ░░░░░░░░ place But I m ░░░░░░░░ proud to say something ░░░░░░░░ I m proud to ░░░░░░░░ that I m an ░░░░░░░░ And while I have ░░░░░░░░ told that there are ░░░░░░░░ consequences for what I ░░░░░░░░ do I accept the ░░░░░░░░ I accept the consequences ░░░░░░░░ I was not born ░░░░░░░░ Congress I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to be a congressman ░░░░░░░░ m a child of ░░░░░░░░ And I refuse to ░░░░░░░░ to Congress and acquiesce ░░░░░░░░ bigotry and hatred So ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I m proud ░░░░░░░░ announce that this vote ░░░░░░░░ take place and people ░░░░░░░░ be able to vote ░░░░░░░░ table the articles of ░░░░░░░░ They ll be able ░░░░░░░░ vote to reject them ░░░░░░░░ support them or they ░░░░░░░░ be able to vote ░░░░░░░░ send them to a ░░░░░░░░ Whatever others will do ░░░░░░░░ their choice My conscious ░░░░░░░░ that I will vote ░░░░░░░░ impeach Let others do ░░░░░░░░ they may History will ░░░░░░░░ us all And I ░░░░░░░░ I pray Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ this country will continue ░░░░░░░░ reject what the inciter ░░░░░░░░ chief Donald J Trump ░░░░░░░░ been causing this country ░░░░░░░░ have to endure I ░░░░░░░░ back the balance of ░░░░░░░░ time.”