it was perspective must boney, current money. >> gentleman does not have the time. what purposes does mr. deutch -- >> unanimous consent request. >> gentleman is recognized. >> >> unanimous con sent to submit to the record the may 23rd letter from john rude certifying the government of ukraine has taken action to make constitutional reforms to -- >> without objection. >> i move to strike the last word. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the ranking member is right, it's important to repeat some of what's been said because most of america doesn't watch all day long, but for people who do, they need to understand that the reason we're here, the reason that we're moving forward on articles of impeachment, is because the president of the united states abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in his own re-election, thereby cheating american voters. it's true that on may 23rd, the date that undersecretary of defense certified that ukraine had taken action to make institutional reforms to combat corruption, it's true that they had done that that day. it's an important