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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — This week, as public support for impeachment continued to grow across the country, four more members of Congress announced their support for beginning impeachment proceedings to hold Donald Trump accountable, bringing the number of Congress Members that support impeachment up to 66.
“This week, Donald Trump continued his unprecedented attacks on our democracy, and by now, it should be clear to members of Congress that the longer he stays in office, the more damage he does,” said Need to Impeach founder Tom Steyer. “Congress has a constitutional duty to hold this lawless and corrupt president to account, and the best way to do that is to start an impeachment inquiry immediately. Congressional leadership on impeachment continues to grow, and the American people deserve nothing less than representatives who stand up for our values.”
The momentum behind impeachment is growing, and this week:
- Four members of the House voiced their support for impeachment in partial response to consistent constituent pressure, including Dan Klindee (MI-05), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15).
- Four Democratic Presidential Nominees voiced their support of impeachment, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Gov. Jay Inslee, Rep. Eric Swalwell, and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
- A recent poll conducted by YouGov found 47% of Americans support impeachment, compared to 44% opposed, indicating mounting public support for an impeachment inquiry as Americans rally to hold Trump accountable.
In total, 66 members of Congress have now voiced their support for beginning impeachment hearings, including:
- Eric Swalwell (CA-15)*
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)*
- Dan Klindee (MI-05)*
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11)*
- Lloyd Doggett (TX-25)
- Nanette Barragan (CA-44)
- David Price (NC-04)
- Tim Ryan (OH-13)
- Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
- G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
- Greg Stanton (AZ-09)
- Mike Quigley (IL-05)
- Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11)
- Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
- Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
- Raul Grijalva (AZ-03)
- Betty McCollum (MN-04)
- James McGovern (MA-02)
- Bill Pascrell (NJ-09)
- Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
- Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
- Brendan Boyle (PA-02)
- Danny Davis (IL-07)
- Chuy Garcia (IL-04)
- Alma Adams (NC-12)
- Tom Malinowski (NJ-07)
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
- Steve Cohen (TN-09)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
- Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
- Mark Pocan (WI-02)
- Jamie Raskin (MD-08)
- Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
- Madeleine Dean (PA-04)
- Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
- Joe Neguse (CO-02)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
- Donald Beyer (VA-08)
- Diana DeGette (CA-01)
- Kathleen Rice (NY-04)
- Jackie Speier (CA-14)
- John Yarmuth (KY-03)
- Ted Lieu (CA-33)
- David Cicilline (RI-01)
- Val Demings (FL-10)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
- Rashida Tlaib (MI-13)
- Justin Amash (MI-03)
- Seth Moulton (MA-06)
- Dwight Evans (PA-03)
- Paul Tonko (NY-20)
- Jared Huffman (CA-02)
- Filemon Vela (TX-34)
- Norma Torres (CA-35)
- Juan Vargas (CA-51)
- Al Green (TX-09)
- Barbara Lee (CA-13)
- Bobby Rush (IL-01)
- Theodore Deutch (FL-22)
- Maxine Waters (CA-43)
- Ilhan Omar (MN-05)
- Ayanna Pressley (IL-07)
- Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
- Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
*Announced support for an impeachment inquiry this week.
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