Rep. Velazquez Issues Statement on Impeachment Inquiry
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the impeachment inquiry:
"In December of 2016, I was the very first Member of Congress to call for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election and other potential wrongdoing. It was my belief, at the time, that such an appointment was a necessary step to investigate how our democracy was attacked. I've said time and again that I . . .
"In December of 2016, I was the very first Member of Congress to call for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election and other potential wrongdoing. It was my belief, at the time, that such an appointment was a necessary step to investigate how our democracy was attacked. I've said time and again that I . . .