samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the presiding officer: the managers on the part of the house will be received and assigned their seats. the presiding officer: the sergeant at arms will make the proclamation. sergeant at arms: hear ye! hear ye! hear ye! all persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the house of representatives is exhibiting to the senate of the united states articles of impeachment against samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the presiding officer: the managers on the part of the house will proceed. mr. schiff: mr. president, the managers on the part of the house of representatives are here present and ready to present the articles of impeachment which have been preferred by the house of representatives against samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the house adopted the following

that samuel b. kent a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles be exhibited to the senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the same of itself and all of the people of the united states of america against samuel b. kent, a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article 1, incident to his position as united states district court judge, samuel b. kent has engaged in conduct with respect to employees associated with the court that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a judge as follows: number one, judge kent is the u.s. district court judge in the southern district of texas from 1990 to 2008, he was assigned to the galveston division of the southern court and his quarte

accompanied by a statement of resignation executed by judge samuel b. kent following service of the summons, and to be effective june 30, 2009. the presiding officer: the return of service and accompanying statement of resignation will be spread upon the journal and printed in the record. the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the secretary of the senate be directed to deliver the original statement of resignation executed by judge samuel b. kent on june 24, 2009, to the president of the united states and to send a certified copy of the statement of resignation to the house of representatives. i further ask consent that a copy of the statement of resignation be referred to the impeachment trial committee on the articles against judge samuel b. kent established by the senate on june 24, 2009. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the senate is not having a quorum call, is that true? the presiding officer: that's correct. mr. reid: madam

sensenbrenner: the overwhelming support is weighted in evidence against samuel b. kent. a federal grand jury indicted judge kent on three counts of inappropriate sexual conduct and one count of obstruction justice. he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice pursuant to a plea agreement. as part of the plea agreement, the government agreed to dismiss the remaining five counts at sentencing. at that time, i called on judge kent to resign, saying i would introduce articles of impeachment upon his sentencing in may if he did not resign. on may 11, 2009, judge kent was sentenced to 33 months in prison. on may 12, i introduced the first resolution calling for his impeachment he was tried to use his knowledge to work the system by requesting a waiver for disability retirement. in february, i wrote the court asking it to carefully consider all the particulars concerning judge kent's request. on may 27, fifth circuit chief judge edith holland jones denied judge kent's request. the impeachment task force held an evidentiary hearing where both victims of judge kent's testified as

the judge in question, samuel b. kent of the united states district court for the southern district of texas has already pled guilty to obstruction of justice and has entered in and is residing in a federal prison at this moment. the judiciary committee's independent investigation conducted admirably by a special task force established for that purpose and led by the gentleman from california, mr. schiff, has concluded that the charge underlying that guilty plea is overwhelmingly borne out by the evidence. as are the related charges of repeated sexual assault against various court employees under his supervision. judge kent's conduct is described in greater detail and the -- in the report filed by our committee which voted unanimously 29-0 to recommend four articles of impeachment to the house. the court documents and other materials are available on the committee's website. of the three branches of government devised by the framers of oour constitution, only the judicial branch is insulated from the accountability o

district judge samuel b. kent on charges that he abused his power, lied to cover up sexual assaults on two female court employees. the house has not in piste a federal judge since the 1980's when three jurors were removed. a total of 13 judges have faced proceedings. the judge's case will next go before the senate. the house of representative it also voted 425-1 to condemn the iranian government crackdown on demonstrators and interference with communication and cellphone. foreign committee chairman said it is not for us to decide whom should run iran. indeed we must reaffirm our strong belief that the iranian people have the fundamental right to discuss their future without intimidation. associated press reporting that illinois senator roland burris will not be charged perjury for statements he made before in the illinois house impeachment committee. state prosecutor there investigating the case said there is not enough evidence to support the charge. senator burris was appointed to president obama is vacant

b. kent. the presiding officer: the message will be received. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: later today democrats will move forward on a bill sponsored by democrats and republicans, lots of republicans, a bill that creates jobs at a time when we need them the most. i encourage the republicans to join with us. i want us to move forward on this piece of legislation. democrats will do our job using this great legislative body to legislate and make life better for struggling americans. i encourage my republican colleagues to do the same. the travel promotion bill is critical for our economy. mr. president, tourism and travel generate $1 trillion in economic activity every year. $1 trillion. in its first year this bill will create 40,000 new jobs. mr. president, there isn't a state in the union that doesn't depend on tourism. i can remember the first time i went to a place -- we had a democratic retreat in west virginia. i walked out -- i'm sor

b. kent on june 24, 2009, and presented to the senate in open sessi o

district judge samuel b. kent on charges that he abused his power and lied to cover up sexual assaults on two female court employees. it is the rest of the house has impeached a federal judge's since the 1980's when a three jurists were removed. a total of 13 judges have face impeachment proceedings in the house since 1803, seven of whom were subsequently convicted in the senate, remove from the bench, four of the judges were acquitted and to resign before a senate trials. the district judge samuel pecans and his case now goes before the u.s. senate. the house also voted today to condemn and the iranian government's crackdown on demonstrators and interferes with internet and cellphones communications, the resolution was put forward by house republicans and foreign affairs committee chair howard berman said quote, it is not for us to decide who should run iran much less determine the real winner of the june 12th election but we must reaffirm our strong belief that the iranian people have a fundamental right to

the clerk: house calendar number 75, house resolution 520, resolved that samuel b. kent a judge of the district court for the southern district of texas is impeached for high creams and misdemeanors and the following articles of impeachment are represented to the senate, in name of itself and of all the people of the united states of america, against samuel b. kent a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas, and maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and zpheerns, article 1, incident to his position as united states district court judge, samuel b. kent has engaged in conduct with respect to employees associated with the court that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a judge as follows. one, judge kent is a united states district judge in the southern district of texas from 1990 to 2008, he was assigned to the galveston division of the southern district and his chambers and courtroom were located in the united states post office and courthouse in gal verseton, texas. two, k

the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 520, resolution impeaching samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas for high crimes and misdemeanors. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2847. and that i may include tabular material in the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 552 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of the bill h.r. 2847. will the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, kindly take the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2847 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations fo

b. kent, a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the resolution? without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. capuano, mr. defazzo, mr. fattah today after 1:00 p.m., mr. kanjorski of pennsylvania for today after 12:00 noon, mr. shadegg of arizona for today, and mr. welch of vermont after 2:00 p.m. today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the personal requests are granted. does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i do. mr. speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute for purposes about inquiring next week's schedule. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield to the gentl