(29 Nov 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC- 29 November 2023
1. Cutaway of the lectern with signage (English) "Biden Impeachment Inquiry"
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elise Stefanik, (R) New York, House Republican Conference Chair:
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"House Republicans have worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people for months to deliver transparency following the money and the facts to uncover what I believe will prove to be one of the largest political corruption scandals of our lifetime and potentially in our nation's history."
3. Cutaway of a check written to Joe Biden, presented by House Republican Leadership and GOP committee delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. James Comer, (R) Kentucky, House Oversight Committee Chair:
"Joe Biden has repeatedly lied to the American people about his family's corrupt influence peddling schemes. Our investigation has revealed how Joe Biden knew of, participated in, and benefitted from his family's cashing in on the Biden name around the world."
5. Cutaway of placards
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. James Comer, (R) Kentucky, House Oversight Committee Chair:
"Make no mistake, financial records, emails, text messages, and witness testimony reveal that the Biden family enterprise is centered on Joe Biden's political career and connections. Joe Biden knew about, participated, and benefited from these schemes. This is a national security threat at the highest level of government, and Americans demand accountability for the Biden corruption."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. James Comer, (R) Kentucky, House Oversight Committee Chair:
"We expect full compliance with our lawfully issued subpoenas. No one is above the law. Even if your last name is Biden."
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"These are serious times. And this is a very serious matter. And I've said many times over the last few years because impeachment has been an issue that we've all become all too familiar with, that next to the declaration of war, you can make an argument that impeachment may be the heaviest power that Congress holds, that that constitutional responsibility lies with the House. We have a duty to pursue the facts where they lead."
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"The chairmen have issued a few dozen subpoenas, and we expect that those are to be complied with in an expeditious manner. We're not prejudging this. We will follow the facts wherever they lead."
12. Cutway of Johnson
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"And so what we've said is the leadership team is we're going to allow people to vote their conscience. I think it's the only appropriate thing we can do. We've not whipped the vote and we wouldn't. I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith. I personally have real reservations about doing this. I'm concerned about a precedent that may be set for that. So we're everybody's working through that and we'll see how they vote tomorrow."
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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House:
"With regard to red lines, we believe that the border must be secured and the vast majority of the people in this country agree with us wholeheartedly."
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