Xochitl Torres Small, one of the last remaining Democratic holdouts, comes out in support of inquiry
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, one of a small group of House Democrats who had not yet publicly stated their support for an impeachment inquiry, announced on Thursday that in light of recent actions by President Donald Trump and his administration she's in favor of proceedings.
"Earlier this week, the President and his administration made it clear to New Mexicans that they are not committed to finding the truth," the New Mexico Democrat wrote in an op-ed in the Las Cruces Sun-News announcing her support for an inquiry.
The congresswoman argues that the President and the administration "took unprecedented steps to prevent the facts from coming forward," when "the White House and the State Department stopped a key witness from testifying before Congress and the White House issued a letter refusing to cooperate at all with the investigation."
Earlier this week, the State Department directed US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland not to testify before Congress. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Tuesday called the move "strong evidence of obstruction" of Democrats' impeachment investigation, and House Democrats issued a subpoena in response.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/politics/xochitl-torres-small-impeachment-inquiry/index.html
Full headline: Xochitl Torres Small, one of the last remaining Democratic holdouts, comes out in support of impeachment inquiry
According to one of CNN's related articles, there are 7 others who are considered hold-outs - https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/politics/dem-impeachment-holdouts-district-similarities/index.html
Rep. Collin Peterson (Minnesota)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey)
Rep. Anthony Brindisi (New York)
Rep. Kendra Horn (Oklahoma)
Rep. Joe Cunningham (South Carolina)
Rep. Ron Kind (Wisconsin)
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