mr. abraham. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. raham: sergeant first ass kirk cuomo, sergeant christopher babin, sergeant bradley bergeron, sergeant huey as if bender, sergeant arman fricky, sergeant warren murphy. rgeant craig nelson, first lieutenant christopher warnet, private first class tori danceler, private first class james lambert, sergeant taft williams. i want to thank the ranking member, chairman mccaul, for giving me additional time to finish the list that i started earlier. these are 44 young americans that died from louisiana by i.e.d.'s in the most active part of iraq when soleimani and his proxies were engaged. they designed, they built and they implemented these i.e.d.'s. and in louisiana alone, 44 young americans gave their lives for he united states of america. president trump, he had the uthority, he has the right and thankfully he had the courage to terminate sole mainy and remove -- sol mainy and remove this -- ewell mainy and remove this -- soleimani and remove this cancer from the earth. i say to my friends

mr. abraham. >> guilty. >> mr. abraham, guilty. mr. akaka. >> not guilty. >> mr. akaka not guilty. >> on this article of impeachment, 45 senators having pronounced william jefferson clinton president of the united states guilty as charged, 55 senators having pronounced him not guilty, two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the senate ajudges the respondent william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the first article of impeachment. the question is on the second article of impeachment. senators, now say you? is the respondent, william jefferson clinton, guilty or not guilty? the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. abraham. >> guilty. >> mr. abraham, guilty. mr. akaka. emrpl akaka, not guilty. >> on this article of impeachment, 50 senators have pronounced william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 50 senators have pronounced him not guilty. two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the senate ajudges that the resp

mr. abraham? >> guilty. >> mr. abraham, guilty. >mr. akaka? mr. akaka, not guilty. >> on this article of impeachment, 50 senators have pronounced william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 50 senators have not roused him pronounced him not guilty. two thirds of the senate not having pronounced him guilty, the senate judges that the respondent william jefferson , clinton, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. the chair directs judgment as follows. the senate having tried william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, upon two articles of impeachment issued exhibited against him by the house of representatives, and two thirds of the senate not having done him guilty of the charges contained therein. it is therefore ordered that william jefferson clinton is hereby acquitted of the charges in the said articles. the chair recognizes the majority leader. >> mr. chief justice, there is an order at the desk. chief justice rehnquist: the clerk will read

mr. abraham: thank you, mr. speaker. the $3 trillion health care crush the ntinues to middle class. americans are paying more than ver and getting ever less as they struggle to access care. the cost of care for both employers is outpacing wage growth. care in es the cost of america today is lack of transparency, consolidation, and leading ation that is to administrative glut. the time is now to confront cost drivers. president trump has addressed recent act issues in months. coverage has fears as cost rise, yet, coverage itself hidden and high. our opaque third-party payment true has obscured the cost receiving care from patients and physicians alike. rising with no end in sight. day.e examples of it every people who believe they are covered because they have nsurance only to find out that in some cases they are just as uninsured. as those the current system allows people who have insurance to end up c.t., for e for a example, than if they had just paid cash. and complexity and billing can allow this to happen. our lack of transparency in health care system is a culprit and it harms

mr. abraham. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. raham: sergeant first ass kirk cuomo, sergeant christopher babin, sergeant bradley bergeron, sergeant huey as if bender, sergeant arman fricky, sergeant warren murphy. rgeant craig nelson, first lieutenant christopher warnet, private first class tori danceler, private first class james lambert, sergeant taft williams. i want to thank the ranking member, chairman mccaul, for giving me additional time to finish the list that i started earlier. these are 44 young americans that died from louisiana by i.e.d.'s in the most active part of iraq when soleimani and his proxies were engaged. they designed, they built and they implemented these i.e.d.'s. and in louisiana alone, 44 young americans gave their lives for he united states of america. president trump, he had the uthority, he has the right and thankfully he had the courage to terminate sole mainy and remove -- sol mainy and remove this -- ewell mainy and remove this -- soleimani and remove this cancer from the earth. i say to my friends

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mr. abraham. >> guilty. akaka? >> not guilty. >> on this article of 45 senators having pronounced william jefferson clinton guilty as charged, 55 senators have pronounced and not guilty. two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced in guilty, the senate judges that not a guiltyt is as charged in the first article of impeachment. the question is on the second article of impeachment. senators, how say you? is the respondent, william jefferson clinton, till the or not guilty? the clerk will call the roll. >> guilty. >> mr. akaka? >> not guilty. on this article of impeachment, 50 senators have pronounced william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 50 have pronounced and not guilty. two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced in guilty, the senate judges that is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. the chair directs judgment to be entered in accordance with the judgment of the senate as follows. the senate having tried william jefferson cl

mr. abraham. i'm here to -- for a couple reasons. mainly to let you know of the deplorable condition of the way people in charge, small businesses, the aids foundation -- 50 plus at the aids foundation, others open house that are there to support old, gay men and women fall far short of the goal and also the what's now called the h.i.v. care council, the h.i.v. community council. everybody is dropping the word -- the acronym aids out of the equation. the effect is out of sight, out of mind. they think this thing is over. and i just lost a friend two months ago to a.i.d.s that i've known and there's this huge hole. every other thought is about that person, and our lives, not together, but we were not lovers or anything like that. we were partners in a lot of ways. we came from new york. and i used to say, believe it or not, that the new york city opera and the metropolitan opera, and here, this man was a former eye surgeon, and when he got sick with aids, he couldn't do that anymore, and when i aim out here and i got sick sic with aid

mr. jeffries' quote, abraham lincoln, public sentiment is everything. people of the american want to see a fair trial. hatever the outcome, a fair trial, with witnesses and documentation. rules.n't seen even the we put our rules out in october couple of months. that's the next few months that ollowed for our making the case. we haven't seen what the rules are in the senate. that in the time that's transpired since december people have can come down in favor of a fair trial. which they always wanted. meaning it would intel having as well as documents. nyone else want to speak to that? r. jeffries: the evidence is overwhelming that donald trump corruptly abused his power by government foreign to target an american citizen political and perm gain by withholding $391 million in without aid to ukraine justification. there is a mountain of evidence that regard. in america, no one is above the law. that is why the house proceeded with great leadership from pelosi, chairman schiff and chairman nadler, to hold accountable.t the constitution required it. required

mr. abraham. i'm here to -- for a couple reasons. mainly to let you know of the deplorable condition of the way people in charge, small businesses, the aids foundation -- 50 plus at the aids foundation, others open house that are there to support old, gay men and women fall far short of the goal and also the what's now called the h.i.v. care council, the h.i.v. community council. everybody is dropping the word -- the acronym aids out of the equation. the effect is out of sight, out of mind. they think this thing is over. and i just lost a friend two months ago to a.i.d.s that i've known and there's this huge hole. every other thought is about that person, and our lives, not together, but we were not lovers or anything like that. we were partners in a lot of ways. we came from new york. and i used to say, believe it or not, that the new york city opera and the metropolitan opera, and here, this man was a former eye surgeon, and when he got sick with aids, he couldn't do that anymore, and when i aim out here and i got sick sic with aid

mr. abraham. i'm here to -- for a couple reasons. mainly to let you know of the deplorable condition of the way people in charge, small businesses, the aids foundation -- 50 plus at the aids foundation, others open house that are there to support old, gay men and women fall far short of the goal and also the what's now called the h.i.v. care council, the h.i.v. community council. everybody is dropping the word -- the acronym aids out of the equation. the effect is out of sight, out of mind. they think this thing is over. and i just lost a friend two months ago to a.i.d.s that i've known and there's this huge hole. every other thought is about that person, and our lives, not together, but we were not lovers or anything like that. we were partners in a lot of ways. we came from new york. and i used to say, believe it or not, that the new york city opera and the metropolitan opera, and here, this man was a former eye surgeon, and when he got sick with aids, he couldn't do that anymore, and when i aim out here and i got sick sic with aid

mr. abraham. i'm here to -- for a couple reasons. mainly to let you know of the deplorable condition of the way people in charge, small businesses, the aids foundation -- 50 plus at the aids foundation, others open house that are there to support old, gay men and women fall far short of the goal and also the what's now called the h.i.v. care council, the h.i.v. community council. everybody is dropping the word -- the acronym aids out of the equation. the effect is out of sight, out of mind. they think this thing is over. and i just lost a friend two months ago to a.i.d.s that i've known and there's this huge hole. every other thought is about that person, and our lives, not together, but we were not lovers or anything like that. we were partners in a lot of ways. we came from new york. and i used to say, believe it or not, that the new york city opera and the metropolitan opera, and here, this man was a former eye surgeon, and when he got sick with aids, he couldn't do that anymore, and when i aim out here and i got sick sic with aid

mr. walsh: it is an honor to be here. thanks, everybody. host: full disclosure, i have been a lifelong democrat, but i don't think there is a republican candidate i have rooted for more than maybe abraham lincoln. mr. walsh: i will take that. host: we would like to get a sense from you of what your path is, to the extent you can talk about media marketing. i know you are not an expert on that, per se. you have been a radio talk show host. if i do a google search for you, the first organic search that comes up says it is not a set up for a joke, and that is i think your own paid search. sorry, google is talking to me. why should we take you seriously? mr. walsh: i don't know that you should. i hope you do. let's be clear from the outset, i announced about five months ago that this former congressman was going to take on a sitting president named trump. nobody in their right mind should think about doing this unless you have a really good reason. it is easily the most difficult thing i have ever done. i come from a certain place politically. most of the people in that world politically love trump, so i have lost my friends, my supporters, i get threats all the time. it has been difficult

mr. jeffries quotes abraham lincoln, public sentiment is everything. over 70% of the american people want to see a fair trial, whatever the outcome, a fair trial with witnesses with documentation. we haven't seen even the rules. we put our rules out in october for the next couple of months, the next few months that followed for our making the case. we haven't seen what the rules are in the senate. but we do know that in the time that has transpired since december 18th, the american people have come down in favor of a fair trial, which they always wanted, but meaning that would entail having witnesses as well as documents. anyone else want to speak to that? >> well, the evidence is overwhelming that donald trump corruptly abused his power by pressuring a foreign government to target an american citizen for political and personal gain by withholding $391 million in military aid to ukraine without justification. there is a mountain of evidence in that regard. in america, no one is above the law. that is why the house proceeded with great leadership from s

mr. walsh: it is an honor to be here. thanks, everybody. host: full disclosure, i have been a lifelong democrat, but i don't think there is a republican candidate i have rooted for more than maybe abraham lincoln. mr. walsh:

mr. jeffries quotes -- abraham lincoln. public sentiment is everything. american people want to see a fair trial, whatever the outcome. a fair trial, with witnesses and documentation. we haven't seen even the rules. we put our rules out in october for the next couple of months, the next few months that followed, for making the case. we haven't seen with the rules are in the senate. but we do know that in the time that has transpired since december 18th, the american people have come down in favor of a fair trial. which they always wanted, but that it would entail having witnesses as well as documents. anyone else want to speak to that? speak of evidence is overwhelming that donald trump currently abuse his power by pressuring a foreign government to target an american citizen for political and personal gain by withholding $391 million in military aid to ukraine without justification. there was a mountain of evidence in that regard. in america, no one is above the law. that is why the house proceeded with great leadership from speaker pelosi, chairman schi

mr. ritchie: johnson was elected in 1864 on a ticket with abraham lincoln.e was one of the only southern senators that did not secede with his state. lincoln had a unity party in 1864 and brought him on the ticket. when lincoln was assassinated and johnson became president, the republicans in congress thought they would be their ally. because they thought he would support them in terms of reconstruction. but he disillusioned them. he vetoed lots of legislation it and did not seem concerned about the former slaves of the south. he put himself up as an obstacle to the reconstruction of the south. that went on from 1865 until early 1868. even though his term was coming to an end that year, the house republicans rose up and impeached him. they impeached him first and then they went back and drew up the articles of impeachment as to why they were impeaching him. there were just so mad at him at the time. they thought they had a good chance to have him removed in the senate, because more than two thirds of the senators were republicans. the republican party was di