Monday evening the House of Representatives voted to shelve Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
According to The Hill, eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting a motion to refer the impeachment resolution to the Homeland Security Committee, blocking it from coming to the floor for a vote.
The final vote was 209-201.
These are the eight Republicans:
- Patrick McHenry (N.C.)
- Tom McClintock (Calif.)
- John Duarte (Calif.)
- Virginia Foxx (N.C.)
- Darrell Issa (Calif.)
- Cliff Bentz (Ore.)
- Ken Buck (Colo.)
- Mike Turner (Ohio)
“I cannot believe this, I’m outraged,” Greene said, later adding, “I can assure you that Republican voters will be extremely angry that they’ve done this.”
The congresswoman also said she may force another vote on her impeachment resolution, telling reporters: “I may reintroduce them, maybe I introduce them again privileged and give them the opportunity, do they really want to do that? I’ll give ‘em some time to get phone calls in their office and talk to their constituents.”
The final vote is a blow to Greene, who moved to force a vote on her resolution to impeach Mayorkas last week, accusing the Homeland Security secretary of “willful admittance of border crossers” and of violating the Secure Fence Act. (RELATED: GOP Rep. Moves To Force Vote On Mayorkas Impeachment)
Greene’s resolution, if successful, would have undercut the ongoing process led by House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who has accused Mayorkas of “dereliction of duty” and is overseeing a multipart plan to analyze the secretary’s work. Green ultimately plans to hand over that body of work to the House Judiciary Committee, which is in charge of the impeachment process.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) endorsed Greene’s move Sunday, writing on X: “A vote to impeach Mayorkas is a vote to get our border under control. I’ll be voting to impeach.” But last week, Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.), who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, told reporters last week that he is “not interested in these peripheral impeachments.”
“If we impeach anybody, it’s going to be up to [Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)] and the Judiciary Committee to decide that he’s ready to move the impeachment inquiry to a full impeachment on President Biden,” he added.
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