House Republicans vote along party line toward Mayorkas impeachment

ATTACK AND PLANS TO ATTEND THEIR DIGNIFIED TRANSFER ON FRIDAY. >> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A 150 YEARS HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE COST OF IMPEACHING A CABINET SECRETARY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS THEY CLAIM THEY ARE KUZ HAS WILLFULLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY REFUSE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS AS BORDER SECURITY BECOMES A TOP 2024 ELECTION ISSUE, KTLA JOHN FANELLI ALIVE FOR THE NEW CENTER WITH MORE ON THE IMPEACHMENT HEARING AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT JOB WILL SHARE MY CAST WE'VE SEEN ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS HAVE OVERWHELMED FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND FLOODED BORDER TOWNS IN RECENT MONTHS. >> NOW HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE ACCUSING MY ORCAS OF FAILING TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER. BUT DEMOCRATS SAY THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE AND INSIST THAT IT'S UP TO CONGRESS TO FIX THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. >> SECRETARY AMERICA'S HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAKING AIM AT HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS FOR THE ONGOING CRISIS ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS WILLFULLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS AND BREACHED THE TRUST OF CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. AND HAVE ENDANGERED THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF ALL AMERICANS GOP MEMBERS ON THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO IMPEACH IT'S THE IDEA OF ALLOWING 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE INTO THIS COUNTRY A SEEMS LIKE IT'S SECURING THE BORDER. >> THEN I HAVE A BRIDGE TO SAY BECAUSE THAT IS NOT MY IDEA OF SECURING THE BORDER SECRETARY MY WORK IS DEFENDING HIS WORK IN A STATEMENT TOUTING A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN DEPORTATIONS SINCE MAY AND PRAISING LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> SAYING IN PART WE NEED A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION AND ONLY CONGRESS CAN PROVIDE IT ADDING YOUR FALSE ACCUSATIONS DO NOT RATTLE ME AND DO NOT DIVERT ME. DEMOCRATS SAY REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE MAYORKAS COMMITTED ANY CRIMES DESCRIBING GOP EFFORTS AS A POLITICAL STUNT AND A DISTRACTION LEGISLATION IS THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. >> THE SENATE RECOGNIZES THAT LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY AND THEY'RE WORKING IN A BIPARTISAN WAY ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE FROM A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE, A REASON TO IMPEACH HIM. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW THIS IS ALL ABOUT DONALD TRUMP DONALD TRUMP IS COMMITTED TO TAKING ANY BORDER TALKS. SPEAKER JOHNSON IS ALREADY SICK YOU WANT TAKE UP THE SENATE BILL AND THIS IS ABOUT GIVING DON'T ELECTED DONALD TRUMP WANTS CHAOS. HE WANTS CONFUSION COMPLICATING HOUSE GOP EFFORTS SENATORS ARE WORKING ON A BIPARTISAN BORDER SECURITY DEAL THAT'S EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK. >> THE NEW DEAL WOULD AMONG OTHER THINGS ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO SHUT DOWN THE BORDER WHEN IT BECOMES OVERWHELMED BY ILLEGAL CROSSINGS BUT GOP HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAYS THE SENATE DEAL WOULD BE DEAD ON ARRIVAL IN THE HOUSE FORWARD WE'VE GOT THE TOP LINE. EVEN IF MY WORK IS IS IMPEACHED IN THE HOUSE IT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY THE ACQUITTED IN THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED SENATE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS URGING CONGRESS TO APPROVE THAT BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL AND A SURPRISING SHIFT IN TONE IS PROMISING TO SHUT DOWN THE BORDER. IF IT

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Published: Wed Jan 31 2024