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Oversight and Reform and Foreign Affairs announced a 
wide-ranging investigation into the ‘‘Trump-Giuliani 
Ukraine scheme’’; 
Whereas, on September 26, 2019, in an unprecedented ac-
tion, Chairman Schiff unilaterally released a redacted 
version of the August 2019 whistleblower complaint; 
Whereas, on September 26, 2019, in his opening statement 
at a public hearing, Chairman Schiff engaged in a false 
retelling of the July 25, 2019, telephone conversation be-
tween President Trump and President Zelensky; 
Whereas, on November 20, 2019, a letter was transmitted 
from the Ranking Minority Member to Chairman Schiff 
requesting, pursuant to House Resolution 660, the con-
currence of the chair to issue certain subpoenas; 
Whereas, on November 20, 2019, after excusing the witnesses 
at an open hearing, and without prior notice to the Re-
publicans on the Committee, Chairman Schiff announced 
that the Committee had a ‘‘business matter to take up’’ 
and convened an impromptu business meeting to consider 
the Ranking Minority Member’s November 20 request 
concerning certain subpoenas; 
Whereas, on November 20, 2019, Chairman Schiff violated 
clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, which states, ‘‘The chair of a committee 
shall announced the date, place, and subject matter of 
. . . a committee meeting, which may not commence ear-
lier than the third calendar day . . . on which members 
have notice thereof’’; 
Whereas, on November 20, 2019, Chairman Schiff’s actions 
further violated paragraph 4(B) of House Resolution 
660, which states, ‘‘In the case that the chair declines to 
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concur in a proposed action of the ranking minority 
member . . . the ranking minority member shall have the 
right to refer to the committee for decision the question 
whether such authority shall be so exercised and the 
chair shall convene the committee promptly to render 
that decision, subject to the notice procedures for a com-
mittee meeting under clause 2(g)(3)(A) and (B) of rule 
XI’’; 
Whereas, on November 21, 2019, pursuant to clause 2(j)(1) 
of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
all Republican Members on the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence wrote to Chairman Schiff demand-
ing to call witnesses at a minority day of hearings; 
Whereas, subsequent to receiving the request for an addi-
tional day of hearings by members of the minority party, 
Chairman Schiff refused to schedule such hearings; 
Whereas, on December 6, 2019, Chairman Schiff, without 
consultation of the Ranking Minority Member, in viola-
tion of section 3 of House Resolution 660, unilaterally 
transmitted additional records and other materials to the 
Committee on the Judiciary; 
Whereas Chairman Schiff compelled the production of docu-
ments from AT&T and Verizon and, in violation of clause 
2(k)(6) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives, publicly used these documents to smear the 
personal attorneys of the President, a journalist, and to 
create a false narrative about a sitting Member of Con-
gress and current and former congressional staff; 
Whereas on multiple occasions in both closed-door depositions 
and public hearings, Chairman Schiff abused his power 
as chair by unilaterally restricting Republican lines of 
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questions and supporting witnesses’ attempts to evade 
answering Republicans’ [or ‘‘the minority’s’’] questions 
by directing witnesses not to answer certain questions 
from Republican Members and staff; 
Whereas on multiple occasions in both closed-door depositions 
and public hearings, Chairman Schiff abused his power 
as chair by failing to follow proper parliamentary proce-
dure, failing to recognize Members who wished to raise 
valid points of order, and repeatedly interrupting Repub-
lican Members and staff when they controlled the time; 
Whereas at the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing 
pursuant to House Resolution 660, on December 4, 
2019, Chairman Nadler was furnished with a request for 
a minority day of hearings, pursuant to clause 2(j)(1) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
signed by all Republican Members of the Committee; 
Whereas subsequent to receiving the request for an additional 
day of hearings by members of the minority party, Chair-
man Nadler refused to schedule such hearings; 
Whereas Ranking Minority Member Collins furnished Chair-
man Nadler with a letter reminding him of his obligation 
to schedule a minority day of hearings, as requested by 
members of the minority party, and Chairman Nadler ig-
nored the letter and failed to respond; 
Whereas Chairman Nadler repeatedly misstated the rules, 
misguiding members of the Committee and the American 
people, and refused to rule properly on members’ points 
of order concerning the requested minority hearing day; 
Whereas Chairman Nadler refused to consider the scheduling 
of the minority hearing day during a committee meeting 
until the markup of articles of impeachment; 
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Whereas in place of finding common ground with the minor-
ity, Chairman Schiff and Chairman Nadler have con-
stantly disregarded the Rules of the House of Represent-
atives and ignored the fundamental rights of the minor-
ity; and 
Whereas Chairman Schiff’s and Chairman Nadler’s actions 
and abuses of power as chairmen of the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the 
Judiciary have willfully trampled on the rights of the mi-
nority in violation of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives and brought dishonor and discredit upon the 
House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives strongly con-
demns Chairman Adam B. Schiff for repeated and 
blatant abuse of power in a way that is not befitting 
an elected Member of the House of Representatives 
nor his position as Chairman; and 
(2) the House of Representatives strongly con-
demns the manner in which Chairman Jerrold Lewis 
Nadler has failed to respond to the minority’s re-
quest for an additional day of hearings to consider 
the impeachment of President Donald John Trump. 
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