Watch live: The House Judiciary Committee debates the articles of impeachment against President Trump ahead of an expected vote
From CNN's Jeremy Herb and Manu RajuThe House Judiciary Committee will meet starting at 9 a.m. ET today to consider amendments to the articles of impeachment.Any member can offer any amendment he or she wants, and the committee has little choice but to consider it. A member can decide to offer an amendment on the spot: All they have to do is take the text to the clerk, and the chairman will have to recognize the amendment.Democrats may not offer any.
For each amendment, every member has the right to speak for up to five minutes each. Democrats hold a 24-17 majority on the committee, meaning they can vote down any GOP attempt to change the impeachment articles.The Judiciary Committee is expected to vote to approve those articles of impeachment. This will send the articles of impeachment to the full House.The committee members can go as long as they want today. But there's one thing end the session by 7 p.m.
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