The House of Representatives will debate
the impeachment of President Donald Trump for six hours Wednesday dec 18,2019 under a
procedure that provides Democratic leaders a tight grip on the floor.
The
Rules Committee voted out the procedure on a party-line vote of 9 to 4
Tuesday night, setting the terms of a historic vote on impeachment which
would send the matter to a trial in the U.S. Senate.
Democrats
pushed through a 'closed rule' – meaning the minority won't get to
craft any alternative proposals, a move certain to provoke howls from
the minority on the floor Wednesday morning.
The
minority also won't be allowed a motion to recommit, a procedure that
allows an additional opportunity for the minority to make changes.
An Associated Press count shows Democrats have sufficient votes for impeachment to prevail on the final vote.
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