House Rejects Move to Force Impeachment Vote on DHS Secretary Mayorkas

House lawmakers rejected an effort to force a vote on impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, instead referring the resolution introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to the House Homeland Security Committee.

Eight Republicans joined all Democrats in the 209-201 vote to send the impeachment resolution to the House panel, which is already probing Mayorkas over his handling of the crisis at the southern border.

“Impeachment articles against Mayorkas have been collecting dust in committee for months. It’s time to move the vote to the House floor, not send it back to committee,” Greene argued in an X post moments before the vote.

Voting against the impeachment effort were Republican Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), John Duarte (R-Calif.), Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio). . .

The lower chamber was forced to vote on Greene’s measure after she introduced it on the House floor Thursday as a “privileged resolution,” forcing leadership to take action on the legislation within two legislative days. (Read more from “House Rejects Move to Force Impeachment Vote on DHS Secretary Mayorkas” HERE)

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