WASHINGTON (KFGO) – Minnesota 7th District Rep. Collin Peterson was one of just two House Democrats to vote no on ground rules for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
The House approved the resolution on a 232-196 vote. All Republicans voted against the resolution. Peterson and New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew were the only Democrats joining them.
Peterson has maintained an impeachment proceeding is pointless without bipartisan support, and would only divide the country further.
Peterson has long represented Western Minnesota. He’s among more than 60 Democrats nationwide who have already been targeted by Republicans with ads critical of impeachment.