{"id":1364259,"date":"2022-03-08T09:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364259"},"modified":"2022-03-08T09:01:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:01:34","slug":"exclusive-freedom-caucus-members-jostle-for-top-post-on-immigration-oversight-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-freedom-caucus-members-jostle-for-top-post-on-immigration-oversight-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Freedom Caucus Members Jostle for Top Post on Immigration Oversight Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-freedom-caucus-members-jostle-for-top-post-on-immigration-oversight-panel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) envisions the House Homeland Security Committee, a committee that handles key aspects of immigration policy, of being an \u201coversight juggernaut\u201d in the next Congress should Republicans win the majority in November.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop, who is in his second term on the committee, confirmed to Breitbart News\u00a0he has his sights set on chairing the committee during an interview at his Capitol Hill office last week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am interested in it,\u201d Bishop said. \u201cI am somebody who doesn\u2019t really fixate on particular positions overly. I have a more sort of cause-oriented approach, so I\u2019ll go anywhere that will help the cause, but I do think that there\u2019s an opportunity at Homeland that makes sense for me as chairman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop worked as an attorney for three decades before his election to Congress in 2019. He is one of three members of the House Freedom Caucus \u2014 the conservative group known for keeping a check on Republican leadership \u2014 who have expressed interest in the position, which will be open next year in the wake of ranking member Rep. John Katko\u2019s (R-NY) retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), an Army veteran who is not currently on the Homeland Security Committee but previously served on it for three terms, told Breitbart News in a phone interview that the open position is also on his radar, though he was less direct about his possible pursuit of it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI would certainly be taking a look at it. It might not be the only thing I\u2019m taking a look at, but I would take a look at it,\u201d Perry said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), who has a background in law enforcement and is a ranking member on the committee\u2019s Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee, is a third from the Freedom Caucus who is eyeing the open spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment in our nation\u2019s history demands a strong, law and order conservative at the helm of the Homeland Security Committee. My life\u2019s journey has prepared me for this somber responsibility, and I fully intend to seek the Homeland Security Chair,\u201d Higgins said in a statement, caveating, \u201cOther solid Patriots will offer their service. I respect that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop, who is also a member of the Judiciary Committee and good friends with ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), noted there is a \u201cparticular logic that makes sense\u201d in the possibility of him chairing Homeland. Jordan is currently poised to become chair of Judiciary, which shares jurisdiction over immigration issues, and Bishop said he would be able to smoothly conduct coordinated investigations with Jordan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20148178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1318652100.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reps. Jim Jordan and Dan Bishop leave a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the U.S Capitol on May 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan, a sagacious Freedom Caucus original who has GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-CA) ear and communicates on a regular basis with McCarthy, told Breitbart News in an interview last week that although he felt all three of his Freedom Caucus colleagues would be suitable to chair Homeland, Bishop stood out to him the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019d all be good, but I\u2019ve worked with Dan a lot on Judiciary, and he\u2019s just a good lawyer who prepares and is ready \u2014 every big hearing we have. So I\u2019ve seen that,\u201d Jordan said, noting he planned to convey his opinion on the matter to McCarthy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Bishop, for his part, said he has already expressed his interest in the role to McCarthy. McCarthy is the leading contender to become House speaker next year should Republicans take the majority, and he, in conjunction with the Steering Committee, would decide on Republicans\u2019 committee posts.<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans have little ability to dictate committee activity from the minority party, Bishop said that what Katko has been able to do from his leadership position in terms of communicating GOP priorities has proven insufficient. \u201cI think his thinking is out of date about a decade,\u201d Bishop said, noting he felt Katko \u201chasn\u2019t gone deep enough, and he has at times sort of shown some naivety\u201d in his attempts at bipartisanship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20148250\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP20204591535597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20148250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP20204591535597.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, on the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Anna Moneymaker\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. John Katko speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker\/The NYT via AP)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Katko has been known to break with his party on pivotal votes in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Republican joined 12 of his GOP colleagues in voting for President Joe Biden\u2019s trillion-dollar climate-focused infrastructure bill in November. The bill\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/02\/senates-infrastructure-bill-funds-welcome-centers-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a> billions to address Democrat social concerns like highway \u201cracism,\u201d mentioned \u201cequity\u201d dozens of times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/02\/senates-infrastructure-bill-funds-welcome-centers-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a> expanding migrant processing centers to cater to the unprecedented flood of illegal migrant encounters at the southern border, and ultimately worked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/57406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drive<\/a> the federal deficit up an estimated $256 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Katko also voted last year with 29 other Republicans to advance a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/03\/19\/30-gop-reps-vote-farm-amnesty-govt-supplied-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">farmworker amnesty<\/a>\u201d bill, two Republicans to advance the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/02\/25\/7-radical-demands-in-the-equality-act\/?fbclid=IwAR2_uBw5KSFAjkt7ABHei-6G5zgU-xEaTyClkk7LwLGIqhz23YV_CgRPWqk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equality Act<\/a>, and, perhaps most notoriously, nine Republicans to impeach former President Donald Trump over the January 6 riot.<\/p>\n<p>Should Bishop take Katko\u2019s place next year, delving into the Biden administration\u2019s border faults \u2014 such as its glaringly scaled-back application of the Supreme Court-approved Migrant Protection Protocols and its stunning failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/20\/defense-dept-biden-brought-unvetted-afghans-to-u-s-many-flagged-with-security-concerns-cannot-be-located\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vet<\/a> Afghanistan refugees \u2014 would be a priority, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop also said he finds that both the temporary work visas given to illegal migrants and the role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in essentially chauffeuring illegal border crossers, many of whom claim to be seeking asylum, to their final destinations within the U.S. are areas worth scrutinizing.<\/p>\n<p>Doling out temporary work visas upon entry into the U.S., Bishop said, can \u201ccause serious damage. \u2026 A lot of the big massive corporations want that to happen. It\u2019s good for them, but it\u2019s not good for Americans who are trying to scratch out a living in an environment where inflation is out of control and nobody seems to have their back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for NGOs, \u201cthere are some things DHS can\u2019t get away with doing itself. Those are the things the NGOs appear to do,\u201d seemingly with taxpayer dollars, Bishop noted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20148354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1074718560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20148354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1074718560.jpg\" alt=\"Asylum seekers board a bus stop after they were dropped off by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials earlier at the Greyhound bus station in downtown El Paso, Texas late on December 23, 2018. - The group of around 200, mostly made up of Central Americans, were left without money, food and means of communication. Volunteers from Annunciation house and other local churches came to aid and find a place to house them for the night. (Photo by Paul Ratje \/ AFP) (Photo credit should read PAUL RATJE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illegal migrants claiming asylum board a bus stop after they were dropped off by ICE officials earlier at a Greyhound bus station in El Paso, Texas, on December 23, 2018. Volunteers from Annunciation house and other local churches came to aid and find a place to house them for the night. (PAUL RATJE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perry also elaborated on the issue of NGOs, saying they \u201cabsolutely have to be addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people, whether through NGOs, or faith-based organizations, don\u2019t want their tax dollars to go to what is arguably the largest human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, and potentially gang trafficking operation the world has ever seen. \u2026 You can\u2019t shine it up by taking or at least partially taking it out of the purview of the official federal government,\u201d Perry stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Freedom Caucus chair also said the Homeland Security Committee must prioritize the unfinished southern border wall and that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u201cshould be enduring impeachment hearings\u201d right now, and, moreover, that ranking member Katko \u201cshould be calling for that every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fourth congressmember up for consideration for chair of Homeland next year, Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), is not part of the Freedom Caucus but is currently the vice ranking member on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Perry said that regardless of who ends up in the number one post, it is his \u201chope and desire that someone from the Freedom Caucus represents the chairmanship of that and many other committees that are viable and is appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18784322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1335978023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18784322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1335978023.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), joined by members of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks at a news conference on the infrastructure bill outside the Capitol Building on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group criticized the bill for being too expensive and for supporting special interests. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Scott Perry, joined by members of the Freedom Caucus, speaks at a news conference outside the Capitol Building on August 23, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perry observed that while the Freedom Caucus makes up roughly one-fifth of the Republican Conference, it does not hold that proportion of committee and subcommittee leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>Perry is angling for that to change next year, and depending on if and by what margin Republicans have the majority next year, his caucus could have substantial leverage to push for that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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