HEARING HAS NOT BEGUN. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT --

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT -- >> THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE

>> THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WILL COME TO ORDER.

JUDICIARY WILL COME TO ORDER. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU ARE RESERVING

MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU ARE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.

THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. >> OBJECTION IS NOTED.

>> OBJECTION IS NOTED. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.

I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. >>

>> >>.

>>. >> PURSUANT TO CLAUSE RULE 11

>> PURSUANT TO CLAUSE RULE 11 MINORITY DAY OF HEARINGS ON THIS

MINORITY DAY OF HEARINGS ON THIS SUBJECT SIGNED BY ALL THE MEMBER

SUBJECT SIGNED BY ALL THE MEMBER REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.

REPUBLICAN MEMBERS. >> I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT

>> I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.

YOU WERE SAYING. >> PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-J-1 OF

>> PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-J-1 OF RULE 11 I'M FURNISHING YOU WITH

RULE 11 I'M FURNISHING YOU WITH DEMAND FOR MINORITY DAY OF

DEMAND FOR MINORITY DAY OF HEARINGS ON THIS SUBJECT SIGNED

HEARINGS ON THIS SUBJECT SIGNED BY ALL THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF

BY ALL THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND I WOULD

THE COMMITTEE AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU SET THIS DATE

REQUEST THAT YOU SET THIS DATE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE VOTES ON

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE VOTES ON ANY ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.

ANY ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT. >> I WITH DRAW MY RESERVATION.

>> I WITH DRAW MY RESERVATION. >> WE WILL RULE ON THIS LATER.

>> WE WILL RULE ON THIS LATER. DECO

DECO DECO

DECO DECORUM IS PRESENT.

DECORUM IS PRESENT. THIS IS THE FIRST HEARING

THIS IS THE FIRST HEARING PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 660

PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 660 AND THE SPECIAL PROCEDURES THAT

AND THE SPECIAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4-A OF

ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4-A OF THAT RESOLUTION.

THAT RESOLUTION. HERE'S HOW THE COMMITTEE WILL

HERE'S HOW THE COMMITTEE WILL PROCEED FOR THIS HEARING.

PROCEED FOR THIS HEARING. I WILL MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT

I WILL MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT AND RECOGNIZE THE RANKING MEMBER

AND RECOGNIZE THE RANKING MEMBER FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT.

FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT. EACH WITNESS WILL HAVE TEN

EACH WITNESS WILL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR STATEMENTS

MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR STATEMENTS AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED TO

AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED TO QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE MYSELF FOR

I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE MYSELF FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT.