When I was just 16 years old, I came to this country by myself. My parents made the ultimate sacrifice of placing an ocean between them and their beloved child – because they believed America was worth it.
Nearly two decades later, I raised my hand and swore my oath to country and Constitution for the first time when I became a citizen of the greatest nation on earth. 
For naturalized citizens like me, being an American is a conscious choice and a granted privilege. It's a dream we chase across deserts and seas to join the larger American story: One of generations overcoming every challenge and every obstacle – because America is worth it.
Why? What’s so different about this “shining city upon a hill?”
It is three words. “We, the people.”
It is three words. “We, the people.”
America is a bold vision rooted in the fragile idea of a democracy in which power is derived not from the bloodlines of monarchs – but from the votes of people.
Ours is a nation of imagination and faith – all of us engaged in this great experiment of democracy.
We take our power and collectively, through our elections, we entrust it to a President who must always act in OUR interest – – not their own.
We take our power and collectively, through our elections, we entrust it to a President who must always act in OUR interest – – not their own.
The Framers believed in the promise of America, but they also knew the dangers of power unchecked. And so, they gifted us the Constitution of the United States, the protective and connective tissue that functions as the highest law of our land.
The Constitution of the United States entrusts the House of Representatives – the People’s House – the solemn responsibility to hold the Executive accountable.
That is what we confront today.
That is what we confront today.
The facts are clear. @realDonaldTrump abused the power of the Office of the Presidency to pursue his own personal, political gain. @realDonaldTrump leveraged critically needed, Congressionally-approved military aid to coerce a fragile, foreign ally to interfere in our elections.
