this resolution. announcer: and interest there the house went on to involve the resolution by a vote of 232-196 with representatives colin peterson and jeff van drew the only democrats to join republicans in voting against the measure. independent representative justin amash voted in favor. the house currently stands in recess for members to spend time back in their districts. follow the house live on c-span when legislative business resumes tuesday, november 12.

>> and joining us on the phone is sarah ferris, who has been following all of the developments. her work, available at politico.com. you're on capitol hill, walk us through how the morning unfolded and what you have heard since. sarah: over the last couple of days, democratic leaders have really been working to stress to their members what exactly this resolution meant, how they should message about it. this is the first vote that the house has taken on impeachment. there was a lot of concern among democrats that this could be misconstrued in the media, that it might be something that actually damages the party. but what we saw today from the very beginning was democrats very reunited around this. they only lost two members on the floor, both of them had been vocal opponents of impeachment. so democrats really did have this major show of support into this next phase of the impeachment inquiry. the day began with top democrats, concluding the speaker, nancy pelosi, really stressing the weight of the moment. she used words like solemn and somber, and they really wanted to stress that this is not something that was taken lightly. they will be facing a turn of attacks from republicans. democrats really want to show to the american public that they are proceeding carefully on something of this magnitude. >> and to that point, obviously, impeachment is a political process, but as you mentioned, the house speaker and jim mcgovern really are

trying to frame it in historic terms. this is only the fourth time in u.s. history that the house has embarked on the impeachment of a president. sarah: that's right. and democrats have been speaking this entire week, and in a recent caucus meeting, speaker pelosi asked a member of the house who is a methodist preacher, emmanuel cleaver, to lead the caucus in prayer. they have been trying to take a reflective stance on this as they move ahead with this vote, because they know this is essentially starting the clock on impeachment. the vote would not be taking this momentous vote on the house floor if democratic investigators didn't think the evidence they have collected so far behind closed doors will warrant public hearings and eventually get to the point of drafting articles. so, democrats know they must proceed extremely carefully here, because this is what the public is going to see as the first real part of their new face of the impeachment inquiry. >> we're talking with

politico's sarah ferris, she covers congress, and she is joining us on capitol hill. let's talk about the calendar and schedule. the house is out next week, what are we looking at potentially? sarah: the house is out next week, but the senate is here. the senate has been trying desperately to get some spending bills on the floor, because both chambers realized that the deadline is only a month away, less than a month away, before government funding runs out. and this year, unlike last year, it is every single government department that needs funding approved by congress, or the government will shut down. last year, before government sputtered into this month-long shutdown, there were at least several departments, including the department of defense, that were funded. so the funding fight we see next week is much more high-stakes. there will be a lot of republicans and democrats really desperate to make sure that the pentagon does not lose funding, as well as other key agencies. but as you mentioned, the house will not be here, so you we

going to see what, if anything, the senate is able to move, but big question is, what happens with the president's border wall? there could be various agreements reached between democrats and republicans. they might be able to clear a couplf of those less controversial once over the finish line by the deadline in late november. but, they can't finish this job until they have an understanding from both congressional leaders, both parties, and from the white house about what, if anything, should be done about the president's request for $5 billion in border funding. >> and of course, you saw that statement from senator schumer warning that the president may use the deadline and the possibility of a government shutdown as a way to force the government to shut down during the height of the impeachment investigation. sarah: there are a lot of democrats who are privatelly worried about impeachment potentially being a factor in a government shutdown. they know this presiden't decisions have been volatile in the past based on -- he will make decisions based on

what is happening in capitol hill and what democrats are doing versus his own policy goals. democrats are worried that he might use this against them in deciding to, for example, not find a funding bill that would simply kick the can down the road and get a couple more months of funding. there's definitely talk about doing a short-term spending bill that would at least make the deadline around christmas, instead of thanksgiving, taking away the pressure point when lawmakers get back. but if the president refuses to spend that bill, then there is not much that congress can do to override a veto and guarantee that the government does not shut downm which neither party wants to see, especially going into 2020. that is still a big question. out loud, we are not hearing republicans or democrats vocally saying that impeachment is going to be a factor. most democrats say we hope that trump can just look at what is in the spending bill before he makes the decision.

but we know that impeachment is taking up a lot of the oxygen here. especially with the president using twitter and other platforms to make clear that he is paying close attention to what democrats are doing as they speed along their impeachment probe. >> any sense of when the public hearings in the house will begin? sarah: we are expecting them to start as soon as the house gets back from recess, the second week of november. next week, there are ongressional investigators who will be here when the house is in recess. it is not clear yet how many of those witnesses will comply with their subpoenas and will actually show up. if that sort of becomes the end of the congressional investigators' probe, privately, then they would move into public hearings. but house intelligence chairman adam schiff has not answered any questions on when that might happen. they have been avoiding those

questions for some time, saying that they will make an announcement when they have anything to share, and they have said they do not have anything to share on that front. there are many democrats itching for this to go public. they are sick of defending the investigation to their constituents without knowing what evidence has been collected, and that was a very big part of the vote on the floor today. and why many democrats did vote in support of this advancing this inquiry, because they're saying it is time to release the transcripts and time for the public to see what democrats have collected. >> more details at politico.com. sarah ferris on capitol hill, thanks for being with us. sarah: thanks for having me. announcer: we're mage it easy for you to follow the impeachment inquiry. on c-span.org. search all of c-span's coverage for video on demand of all the congressional briefings and hearings as well as the administration's response during the impeachment inquiry

process. log on to our impeachment inquiry webpage at c-span.org/impeachment. your fast and easy way to watch c-span's unfiltered coverage any time. >> at a news conference house republican leaders reacted to the impeachment inquiry resolution patching in the house. and shared their thoughts on how the inquiry process has played out so far. from capitol hill, this is 25 minutes. mr. mccarthy: we just had a vote on the floor. in march, speaker pelosi said this aboutea