Where do AAPI members of Congress stand on impeachment?
An overwhelming majority of AAPI House members and all three AAPI senators are backing efforts to remove President Trump
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WHERE THINGS STAND: An overwhelming majority of the AAPI members of Congress — all Democrats — are expected to back articles of impeachment during Wednesday’s historic House session, according to a review of public statements conducted by The Yappie. This count does not include non-voting delegates from Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. — Updated at 2 p.m. EST on December 18, 2019
Voting to impeach
The following House members are poised to support both articles of impeachment against President Trump during the full House vote on Wednesday (the articles, one on abuse of power and the other on obstruction of Congress, were approved by the Judiciary Committee 23–17 last week):
- Ami Bera (D-California)
- Judy Chu (D-California)
- T.J. Cox (D-California)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington)
- Ro Khanna (D-California)
- Andy Kim (D-New Jersey)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois)
- Ted Lieu (D-California)
- Doris Matsui (D-California)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-Florida)
- Grace Meng (D-New York)
- Bobby Scott (D-Virginia)
- Mark Takano (D-California)
Still unclear
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is the only AAPI member of Congress who has not publicly indicated how she will vote. ABC News reported on Tuesday that Gabbard introduced a measure to censure President Trump — a “less severe” alternative to removal from office — and she sat out of a critical vote on the rule to begin debate on articles of impeachment.
At the Senate trial
All three Democratic AAPI senators are widely expected to back efforts to convict President Trump and remove him from office once the House sends articles of impeachment to the Senate.
- Kamala Harris (D-California)
- Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)
