DPCC Chair Cicilline: No One is Above the Law
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Cicilline, Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN to discuss Attorney General Barr's failure to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Chair Cicilline emphasized that House Democrats are fighting For the People by cleaning up corruption, lowering health care costs and raising wages by rebuilding America. Below are excerpts from the interview. Click here to watch the video
"… I think it very important that Mr. Mueller come before the Judiciary Committee to walk the committee and American people through the report through his findings to explain the context of the decisions and judgments he's made."
"This is an investigation, which resulted in a 400 and some odd page report presented to our committee that first of all establishes a sweeping and systematic attack on our democracy by a foreign adversary, the Russian government, and then ten specific instances of obstruction of justice by the President of the United States who tried to impede, interfere, or stop this investigation. Mr. Mueller, the Special Counsel, lays out this evidence and really calls upon Congress in the final part of the report as the only place that has the responsibility to conduct oversight and to hold the President accountable and to ensure that no one is above the law. It our responsibility. This is not a redo. This is the beginning of our work and responsibilities to conduct Congressional oversight."