Shumlin: Bring impeachment to the U.S. Congress

   Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, D-Windham, who reversed himself last week and ushered an impeachment resolution through that legislative body, apologized to supporters Wednesday for not acting sooner on the issue.

 

   Standing at Symington’s podium in the House, Shumlin told the supporters to spend the next hour before the vote to speak to their local lawmakers about the issue. If the vote fails today, he told them to apply that pressure to the state’s congressional delegation.

 

    “I know of no better way to get to the bottom of who said what when and who lied when than to put George Bush and Dick Cheney under oath and simply ask them,” Shumlin said. “That’s what impeachment hearings would accomplish.”

-Dan Barlow