The Florida Republican saidthat Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff confirmed Thursday what Trump had denied , that the President engaged in a quid pro quo with Ukraine. He's one of the few House Republicans devoted to combating climate change. And he is one of about a dozen House Republicans to vote against Trump's emergency declaration diverting billions of dollars away from military construction projects towards the wall. A House Republican leadership aide told CNN, "Rooney has always been somewhat of a rogue member and the idea that the views he's expressing here are felt by a wider swath of House Republicans should be dismissed." When asked about the State Department officials coming in as witnesses, Rooney said "these are not partisan people" but "professional diplomats."

Source: CNN October 19, 2019 13:07 UTC