Democratic Lawmaker Says House Should Hold Formal Vote to Approve Impeachment Inquiry

Democratic Lawmaker Says House Should Hold Formal Vote to Approve Impeachment Inquiry
(R) Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) joins House Democrats to announce their "Make It In America" agenda at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 4, 2011. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday that he thinks the House should hold a formal vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry, breaking away from his party leadership’s position that a vote is not required.

“I think it’s time for us to put a vote on the floor, a resolution for the inquiry structured in such a way that it can move forward with full power of the Congress behind it,” Garamendi told ”CNN Newsroom,“ adding that it would ”strengthen Congress’s hand.”