House Democrats, with the help of a small group of Republicans, succeeded on Monday in blocking an attempt led by Republican Representative from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, to remove the Secretary of Homeland Security. Alejandro Mayorkas is in a straight up or down vote.
The final vote tally was 209-201, with eight Republicans joining all Democrats to support the party’s latest motion to stop voting on that floor and instead refer Greene’s impeachment resolution to the House Homeland Security Committee. 24 members – 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans – did not vote on the measure.
Among the eight Republicans who joined the Democrats are Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colorado, Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, and John Duarte, R-Calif., Virginia. Fox, RNC, Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Images)
Greene filed the impeachment resolution for Mayorkas on Thursday, which would have forced an impeachment vote without a committee hearing or markup. If it had been voted on and passed, it would have sent impeachment directly to the Senate for trial.
Mayorkas has faced growing calls for his impeachment over the past year in connection with his handling of the border crisis.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to the press in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US on November 8, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.
