“If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House Republicans will investigate every order, every action and every failure to determine whether we can begin impeachment inquiries.'
Sign up for The BriefU.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over the administration’s border policy Tuesday, promising to launch investigations next year that could culminate in impeachment.
Speaking after he toured the border with members of the Texas Republican delegation, McCarthy also said he would have congressional hearings on border security on the border next year if he becomes House speaker. Republicans nominated McCarthy for the speakership last week, but the final vote isn’t until January.that impeachment could be on the books if illegal crossings don’t reduce. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, also signed onto the letter.
McCarthy’s speakership bid has also taken a challenge from the Republican conference’s right flank, further incentivizing him to intensify his message. McCarthy said Tuesday that “we never do impeachment for political purposes,” and that any impeachment would be subject to a thorough investigation. Before the visit, the Republican lawmakers walked along the border, where migrants yelled for help from the Mexican side of the barriers. The lawmakers later served a Thanksgiving meal to Border Patrol agents.
“It’s a broken record,” said U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, in an interview Tuesday. “They go down to the border. They dress in their camouflage suits. They take pictures with some of the guardsmen that [Gov. Greg] Abbott has there. It’s all photo ops. The time has passed for photo ops and visits. The time to act is now.”
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