American Politics: GOP Theatrics
On October 23rd, Congressman Matt Gaetz led 44 Republican members of Congress to the House Intelligence Committee deposition to “storm the closed-door impeachment inquiry hearing.”
The Republican Congress members allege they are being shut out of the impeachment inquiry process, although there are Republicans on three of the panels conducting the investigation (The House Intelligence, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs Committees). Republican panel members are present and able to ask questions at every hearing.
* Panel members are noted below with an asterisk.
Police conducted a sweep for possible security breaches after reports that the Republicans took pictures inside the House Intelligence Committee's Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Witnesses stated they saw the Republicans hold their cell phones as the attempted to work their way to and into the room. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) shared audio of a phone call he made from inside a secure room violating SCIF rules which prohibit the use of cellphones.
It was reported that Trump was informed by Gaetz before “the storming” and was pleased by the plan.
Here is the list of Republican Congress members that took part and their contact info:
Bradley Byrne, AL-1 - 119 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4931
Mo Brooks, AL-5 - Rayburn House Office Building, 2246, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4801
Gary Palmer, AL-6 - 207 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4921
*Paul Gosar, AZ-4: Rayburn House Office Building, 2057, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2315
Andy Biggs, AZ-5: Longworth House Office Building, 1318, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2635
Debbie Lesko, AZ-8: Longworth House Office Building, 1113, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4576
Duncan Hunter, CA-50: Rayburn House Office Building, 2429, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5672
*Ken Buck, CO-4: Rayburn House Office Building, 2455, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4676
Matt Gaetz, FL-1: Longworth House Office Building, 1721, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4136
Michael Waltz, FL-6: 216 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2706
Bill Posey, FL-8: Rayburn House Office Building, 2150, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3671
Ross Spano, FL-15: 224 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-1252
Buddy Carter, GA-1: Rayburn House Office Building, 2432, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5831
Drew Ferguson, GA-3: Longworth House Office Building, 1032, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5901
*Jody Hice, GA-10: 409 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4101
Steve King, IA-4: Rayburn House Office Building, 2210, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-4426
Russ Fulcher, ID-1: Longworth House Office Building, 1520, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-6611
*Steve Watkins, KA-2: Longworth House Office Building, 1205, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-6601
Roger Marshall, KS-1: 312 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2715
Steve Scalise, LA-1: Rayburn House Office Building, 2049, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3015
Andy Harris MD-1: Rayburn House Office Building, 2334, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5311
Vicky Hartzler MO-4: Rayburn House Office Building, 2235, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2876
Greg Murphy, NC-3: Rayburn House Office Building, 2333, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3415
Mark Walker, NC-6: Longworth House Office Building, 1725, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3065
David Rouzer, NC-7: Rayburn House Office Building, 2439, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2731
*Mark Meadows, NC-11: Rayburn House Office Building, 2160, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-6401
*Lee Zeldin, NY-1: Rayburn House Office Building, 2441, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3826
*Jim Jordan, OH-4: Rayburn House Office Building, 2056, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2676
Bill Johnson, OH-6: Rayburn House Office Building, 2336, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5705
Kevin Hern, OK-1: Longworth House Office Building, 1019, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2211
Markwayne Mullin, OK-2: Rayburn House Office Building, 2421, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2701
*Scott Perry, PA-10: Longworth House Office Building, 1207, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5836
*Fred Keller, PA-12: Longworth House Office Building, 1717, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3731
Jeff Duncan, SC-3: Rayburn House Office Building, 2229, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5301
*Ralph Norman, SC-5: 319 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5501
*Mark Green, TN-7: 533 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2811
Louie Gohmert, TX-1: Rayburn House Office Building, 2267, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3035
*Ron Wright, TX-6: 428 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2002
Randy Weber, TX-14: 107 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2831
Pete Olson, TX-22: Rayburn House Office Building, 2133, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 225-5951
Brian Babin, TX-36: Rayburn House Office Building, 2236, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-1555
Ben Cline, VA-6: Longworth House Office Building, 1009, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-5431
*Carol Miller, WV-3: Longworth House Office Building, 1605, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-3452
Alex Mooney, WV-2: Rayburn House Office Building, 2440, Washington, DC 20515, Tel: (202) 225-2711
News 5 WKRG, Republican lawmakers protest democrats’ closed door impeachment hearing, WKRG Staff, Oct 23, 2019
https://www.wkrg.com/national/republican-lawmakers-protest-democrats-closed-door-impeachment-hearing/
Axios, 13 Republicans involved in impeachment protest already have access to hearings, Ursula Perano, Oct 27, 2019
https://www.axios.com/house-republicans-scif-impeachment-inquiry-67cf94d5-b2be-4420-ab4c-0582eb1369ef.html
The Hill, White House: Trump 'happy' to see GOP storm impeachment hearing, Oct 24, 2019
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467255-white-house-trump-happy-to-see-gop-storm-impeachment-hearing