WHAT DEMOCRATS SAID

“It is tragic that the president’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

“(Trump) doesn’t think he can win an election fair and square, so he’s trying to cheat. To ignore these crimes is not just giving the president a pass, it’s giving him a green light. Those who vote against impeachment are not just endorsing President Trump’s past actions but future ones as well.”

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia

“This is a sad and somber moment in our nation’s history, and the responsibility to preside over this important debate is something I will not take lightly.”

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado

House of Representatives, speaker pro tempore of the House

“When can the president be held accountable for his wrongdoing? In his mind? Never. The Constitution, however, disagrees.”

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.

Chairman of the Judiciary Committee

“This is a moment you will read about in your history books.”

Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass.

“To paraphrase one of our founding mothers, Abigail Adams, a people may let a president fall, yet still remain a people. But if a president lets his people slip from him, he is no longer a president. Just as Abigail Adams mourned, Donald Trump has let the people slip from him.”

Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass.

“I want my daughter to be able to tell her children: Grandma did the right thing, because in America, no one is above the law.”

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.