Posted on 09/10/2019 11:37:26 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As House Democrats appear to be pushing forward with potential impeachment proceedings for President Donald Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is challenging Republicans who would vote against it to “go on the record.”
The congresswoman told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that if the House of Representatives impeaches Trump and the matter goes to the Senate, she would want to “see every Republican go on the record and knowingly vote against impeachment of this president, knowing his corruption.”
Ocasio-Cortez said any lawmakers who oppose impeachment should have the chance to put it to a formal vote “so that they could have that stain on their careers for the rest of their lives, because this is outrageous to protect the amount of lawlessness.”
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