FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-6, at a rally in Philadelphia during her first run for office, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.
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All nine Pennsylvania House Democrats back Trump impeachment
Freshman Rep. Chrissy Houlahan and four-term Rep. Matt Cartwright each revealed their decision Monday.
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The Associated Press
(Harrisburg) — All nine House Democrats from Pennsylvania now say they will support the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump that were scheduled for a full House vote on Wednesday.
Freshman Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of southeastern Pennsylvania and four-term Rep. Matt Cartwright of northeastern Pennsylvania each revealed their decision Monday.
Cartwright easily won re-election in 2018 and 2016, although Trump won Cartwright’sdistrict by nearly 10 percentage points in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton. That’s made Cartwright a target of Republicans.
Clinton easily won Houlahan’s district in 2016.
All nine Republican House members from Pennsylvania have said they’ll vote against the articles