Rep. David Cicilline David Nicola CicillineClark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Races heat up for House leadership posts The folly of Cicilline's 'Glass-Steagall for Tech' MORE (D-R.I.) said Democrats can and must balance investigating the Trump administration and their legislative priorities amid mixed messaging about whether the House is engaged in an impeachment investigation of 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.

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“We’re going to follow the facts where they take us” in investigating the administration, Cicilline told “Fox News Sunday” guest host Bill Hemmer, but “we’ve passed over 250 pieces of legislation [and] 80 percent of those bills are sitting on [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' House to vote on resolution affirming peaceful transition of power Republican lawyers brush off Trump's election comments MORE’s desk- there’s not nearly enough coverage of that but the real story is we’re doing both things.”

“We have to do both,” Cicilline, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, added.

Rep David Cicilline discusses whether focus on impeachment distracts from party platforms. #FNS #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/LjnRSaI1R7 — FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) September 15, 2019

Cicilline told Hemmer, who noted that impeachment never even came up in the third Democratic debate Thursday, that the House’s Democratic majority had been elected in part to investigate issues such as Trump potentially profiting from his businesses in office.

“The American people expect that those of us who have the privilege of serving in government, from the president on down, are acting in the public interest, not in their own self-interest. They want to be sure that people are held accountable and no one is above the law,” he told Hemmer.

“The American people elected us to do both things to deliver on the important priorities in their lives and to make sure government is working for them,” he added.