Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) Votes To Protect American Democracy By Impeaching Donald J. Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement after he voted for a resolution to formally impeach Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol:

"When I started my tenure in the United States Congress in 2013, I never thought I would have the unprecedented role of voting to impeach a sitting president two different times. But last week, we saw an unprecedented attack on our democracy that calls for swift action to immediately remove Donald Trump from our nation's highest office.

Last week, Donald Trump instigated a violent insurrection against America while my colleagues and I convened to do our constitutional duty of certifying the states' results of the electoral college for the next President of the United States. His incitement of a violent mob of his supporters resulted in multiple deaths, put countless lives at risk, and led to the desecration of the hallowed halls of our United States Capitol building.

This insurrection underscored what we have long known--Donald Trump is an absolute threat to our democracy and must be removed immediately. That is why I joined a bipartisan group of my colleagues to hold this president accountable for his dangerous actions by impeaching him today. History will look back on this moment to see who stood with democracy and who did not. I implore Republicans in the Senate to put partisanship aside and vote on this article of impeachment immediately--the future of we the people, and our democracy, cannot wait another second."