ICYMI: 184 Members of Congress Cosponsor Motion to Censure Adam Schiff
ICYMI: Last week, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced an updated motion to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for his false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky during a recent hearing on the whistleblower complaint.
A vote is expected tonight.
The following House members are co-sponsors:
Kevin McCarthy
Steve Scalise
Liz Cheney
Tom Emmer
Mark Meadows
Jim Jordan
Matt Gaetz
Mark Walker
Elise Stefanik
Doug Collins
Mike Rogers
Steve Womack
Jim Sensenbrenner
Mike Johnson
Gary Palmer
Mark Green
Jeff Duncan
Mo Brooks
Scott Perry
Greg Steube
Guy Reschenthaler
Rick Crawford
Michael Burgess, M.D.
Paul Gosar
Bill Posey
Warren Davidson
Bob Gibbs
Jody Hice
Ralph Norman
Ron Wright
Louie Gohmert
Lance Gooden
Ralph Abraham
Jim Banks
Daniel Meuser
Bill Flores
Randy Weber
Tim Burchett
Dan Bishop
Daniel Webster
Michael Cloud
Doug Lamborn
Fred Keller
Brian Babin
Bradley Byrne
Bill Johnson
Larry Bucshon
Ted Budd
Steve King
Buddy Carter
Debbie Lesko
Scott DesJarlais
Chuck Fleischmann
Roger Marshall, M.D.
Drew Ferguson
Steven Palazzo
Bruce Westerman
Troy Balderson
Steve Watkins
Chris Stewart
Greg Murphy
Greg Gianforte
Ben Cline
Denver Riggleman
Mike Kelly
William Timmons
Don Bacon
Lee Zeldin
James Comer
Rick Allen
Roger Williams
John Joyce
Steve Stivers
Duncan Hunter
Kevin Hern
Jason Smith
Russ Fulcher
Paul Mitchell
John Rose
Ross Spano
John Rutherford
David McKinley
Kelly Armstrong
Brian Mast
Billy Long
David Schweikert
Jodey Arrington
Alex Mooney
David Rouzer
Ron Estes
Austin Scott
Richard Hudson
Barry Loudermilk
Chip Roy
Michael Waltz
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Vicky Hartzler
Jim Hagedorn
Scott Tipton
Lloyd Smucker
Pete Olson
Brad Wenstrup
Andy Harris
Adrian Smith
Anthony Gonzalez
Jack Bergman
John Carter
Darin LaHood
Mike Bost|
Patrick McHenry
Tim Walberg
Clay Higgins
Kevin Brady
Neal Dunn
Sam Graves
Glenn Thompson
Ted Yoho
Dan Newhouse
Amata Radewagen
Gus Bilirakis
Rob Bishop
David Kustoff
Dan Crenshaw
Markwayne Mullin
Doug LaMalfa
Phil Roe
Virginia Foxx
Paul Cook
Trent Kelly
Tom Rice
Bill Huizenga
John Moolenaar
Jim Baird
Robert Aderholt
Kay Granger
Andy Barr
Vern Buchanan
Tom McClintock
Bob Latta
French Hill
Morgan Griffith
Ken Calvert
John Shimkus
Susan Brooks
Pete Stauber
Carol Miller
Jeff Fortenberry
Brian Fitzpatrick
Garrett Graves
Michael Conaway
Tom Cole
Mike Simpson
John Ratcliffe
Glenn Grothman
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Will Hurd
Adam Kinzinger
Robert Wittman
Steve Chabot
Mike Gallagher
Michael Guest
Brett Guthrie
Kenny Marchant
Trey Hollingsworth
Devin Nunes
Frank Lucas
David P. Joyce
Mark Amodei
Joe Wilson
Don Young
Thomas Massie
Bryan Steil
Tom Graves
Jackie Walorski
Fred Upton
Ann Wagner
Christopher Smith
Mario Diaz-Balart
Peter King
Hal Rogers
John Curtis
Van Taylor
Michael Turner
Greg Walden
From: Stefanski, Daniel <Daniel.Stefanski@mail.house.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3:44 PM
Subject: Congressman Biggs Calls for Privileged Consideration of Motion to Censure Adam Schiff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2019
Congressman Biggs Calls for Privileged Consideration of Motion to Censure Adam Schiff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced an updated motion to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for his false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky during a recent Congressional hearing, for spreading false accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election, and for concealing his dealings with the whistleblower from the rest of the Intelligence Committee and lying to the American public about it.
Congressman Biggs called for privileged consideration of this motion earlier this afternoon on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Over 160 Members of Congress have cosponsored this motion.
Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
"This week, all members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be put on record on Chairman Adam Schiff's shameful conduct as a member of this distinguished body. Chairman Schiff deliberately misled the American people during a high-profile hearing last month, and he has persistently used his perch on a vital committee to spread falsehoods about President Trump. Chairman Schiff's calculated words and actions over the past two years have brought this body into disrepute, and he must be held accountable. I urge all of my colleagues to condemn and censure Chairman Schiff to send a message that his reckless disregard for the truth will no longer be tolerated."
Read the text of the motion below:
H. Res. ___
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District
In the House of Representatives
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Mr. Biggs submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on ________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District
Whereas, President Trump released the transcript of a call between him and the President of Ukraine;
Whereas, President Trump subsequently released the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019;
Whereas, in a September 26, 2019, hearing on the whistleblower complaint, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff purported to relay the content of the phone call to the American people;
Whereas, instead of quoting directly from the available transcript, Chairman Schiff manufactured a false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky;
Whereas, this egregiously false and fabricated retelling had no relationship to the call itself;
Whereas, these actions of Chairman Schiff misled the American people, bring disrepute upon the House of Representatives, and make a mockery of the impeachment process, one of this chamber's most solemn constitutional duties;
Whereas, for more than two years, Chairman Schiff has spread false accusations that the Trump Campaign colluded with Russia;
Whereas on March 20, 2017, then Ranking Member Schiff read out false allegations from the Steele dossier accusing numerous Trump associates of colluding with Russia;
Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff falsely claimed in a March 2017 interview to have "more than circumstantial evidence" of collusion with Russia;
Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff negotiated with Russian comedians whom he believed to be Ukrainian officials to obtain materials to damage the President of the United States politically;
Whereas, according to a New York Times article on October 2, 2019, Chairman Schiff's committee staff met with the whistleblower prior to the filing of his complaint and staff members communicated the content of the complaint to Chairman Schiff;
Whereas Chairman Schiff concealed his dealings with the whistleblower from the rest of the Intelligence Committee and, when asked directly in a television interview whether he had any contact with the whistleblower, he lied to the American people and said, "we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower."
Whereas, members of the Intelligence Committee have lost faith in his objectivity and capabilities as Chairman, with every Republican member on the Committee having signed a letter calling for his immediate resignation as Chairman;
Whereas, Chairman Schiff has hindered the ability of the Intelligence Committee to fulfill its oversight responsibilities of the Intelligence Community, an indispensable pillar of our national security.
Resolved, That—
- The House of Representatives censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives;
- Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure; and
- Representative Adam Schiff will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.