House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel Eliot Lance EngelHouse panel halts contempt proceedings against Pompeo after documents turned over Engel subpoenas US global media chief Michael Pack The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoWatchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump Trump's push for win with Sudan amps up pressure on Congress Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize MORE is not complying with the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE.

“He’s not complying with the inquiry so far,” Engel said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” when asked by host Margaret Brennan about Pompeo’s accusation that House Democrats are “harassing” State Department personnel.

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“There are discussions that are ongoing, and we’re hoping that he will comply, although it’s kind of laughable, you know, since the administration's and Trump has been president, we have been getting numerous complaints from people who work at the State Department about all kinds of harassment by this administration where people were summarily let go or fired because they were deemed to be the wrong political persuasion or the wrong ethnic persuasion.”

In light of these complaints, Engel said he found it “really laughable that the secretary of State suddenly has this great concern for the State Department.”

Echoing other Democratic lawmakers, including House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou JeffriesDemocratic leaders: Supreme Court fight is about ObamaCare Pelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Races heat up for House leadership posts MORE (D-N.Y.), Engel also said there was “no reason to” hold a full House vote on impeachment.

"There’s no rule that says you have to do it. It’s perfectly all right the way it is," Engel told Brennan. Asked whether such a vote would be necessary to demonstrate a unified front, Engel suggested the idea was being brought up by Republicans who are "throwing things into the mix to say, 'Well, the Democrats should do this. The Democrats should do that.'"

Why don’t Democrats hold a full House vote on impeachment? @RepEliotEngel says “There's no reason to do it.” pic.twitter.com/mnNzWBCito — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 6, 2019

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