Article snippet: WASHINGTON — What did about three dozen House Democrats do over their summer vacation? They decided they wanted to try to impeach President Trump. As lawmakers returned to the nation’s capital this week, the addition of those new converts means more than half of the 235 Democrats in the House now support the start of an impeachment inquiry against Trump. Lawmakers said constituents at town hall meetings and other events over the summer break sent a resounding message that they want action and accountability. “People had a lot of questions, and that is how I ended up making the statement I did,” said Representative Lauren Underwood of Illinois, a Democrat who won a traditionally Republican district in the Chicago suburbs last year and came out in support of starting an impeachment inquiry on Twitter late last month. The House Judiciary Committee this week announced it was ready to amp up its investigation into whether to open a formal inquiry. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far opposed that move, but House Democrats on Tuesday rushed to downplay any signs of a divide over how to proceed, even as time was running out to make a decision. Massachusetts Representative Bill Keating, who was among the party members who this summer endorsed the start of impeachment proceedings, said Pelosi “was supportive” of the Judiciary Committee move during a closed meeting Tuesday morning of House Democrats. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler has said his committ... Link to the full article to read more