Quigley Statement on Vote to Table House Impeachment

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after voting to table H.Res. 537:

“Donald Trump commits impeachable offenses on a near-daily basis. I wholeheartedly believe that he needs to be removed from office and never allowed near the levers of power again. That is why I voted to impeach twice during his first term. Unfortunately, both of those efforts ended in acquittals in the Senate, effectively enabling Trump’s eventual return to office. We cannot fail a third time.

“Impeachment is the most serious tool given to Congress to check the president. A thoughtful, unified, strategic approach is not only necessary constitutionally, but critical to the future of our democracy. Another acquittal in the Senate risks emboldening Trump far beyond his current overreaches. For that reason, I will reserve my vote until I believe we can make an irreproachable case to the American people and earn a two-thirds vote of the Senate.”