{"id":2097942,"date":"2023-11-13T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T01:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-deflects-mtgs-mayorkas-impeachment-resolution-to-committee\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T20:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T01:39:19","slug":"house-deflects-mtgs-mayorkas-impeachment-resolution-to-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-deflects-mtgs-mayorkas-impeachment-resolution-to-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"House refers MTG&#8217;s Mayorkas impeachment resolution to committee."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhouse-deflects-mtgs-mayorkas-impeachment-resolution-to-committee%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=2097942&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>The\u200b Republican-controlled House \u2062of Representatives made a\u200c surprising move on Monday by approving \u200da\u2064 motion from the Democrats regarding the impeachment resolution against\u200d Homeland Security\u200c Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, aimed \u2064to force a quick \u200dvote on Mayorkas&#8217;\u200c impeachment following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-deflects-mtgs-mayorkas-impeachment-resolution-to-committee\/\" title=\"House refers MTG's Mayorkas impeachment resolution to committee.\">tragic car crash involving\u2064 suspected human smugglers<\/a>. However, instead of voting on the \u200dresolution, the House referred it to the Homeland Security\u200b Committee, which is already\u200b investigating Mayorkas. This decision, supported\u200d by eight Republican members, \u2064effectively prevented a floor vote on the measure.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Democrats strategically redirected the resolution to the Homeland\u2063 Security Committee, making it more acceptable\u2064 to\u2063 some Republicans. Despite \u2062Greene&#8217;s frustration with \u2063this move, her resolution was effectively stalled. The committee, \u2064led by Chairman\u2064 Mark Green, has been investigating Mayorkas for alleged\u200b dereliction of duty for months. In fact, earlier on Monday, the \u2063committee released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weaponization-of-government-panel-says-ftc-orchestrated-aggressive-campaign-to-harass-twitter\/\" title=\"Weaponization of Government Panel Says FTC Orchestrated \u2018Aggressive Campaign to Harass Twitter\u2019\">interim report highlighting<\/a> the financial costs\u200b of the border crisis on U.S. taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>In response\u2063 to\u200d Greene&#8217;s \u200bresolution, the \u2062Department of Homeland Security\u2062 defended Mayorkas&#8217; actions, emphasizing his efforts to keep \u2064Americans safe. The department highlighted Mayorkas&#8217; success \u200cin stopping the entry of fentanyl, countering threats\u2062 from the\u2063 Chinese government, aiding in\u2064 disaster recovery, and protecting the nation from cyberattacks, terrorism,\u2063 and \u2062targeted violence. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-urges-peace-amid-fighting-in-chad-east-africa\/\" title=\"State Dept. urges peace amid fighting in Chad, East Africa\">department called<\/a> for \u2063Congress \u2062to work together to address the\u2064 broken\u2062 immigration \u2062system through legislation, rather than engaging in reckless\u200b impeachment attempts and attacks on law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the \u200cHouse&#8217;s decision to refer Greene&#8217;s impeachment resolution to \u2063the\u2062 Homeland Security Committee has \u200deffectively halted the process for now. The committee&#8217;s ongoing investigation\u200c into Mayorkas will likely continue, shedding more light on the \u200callegations against\u2064 him.  <\/p>\n<h2> What was\u200b the purpose of the resolution \u200cintroduced \u2062by Rep. Marjorie\u2064 Taylor \u200dGreene and why was it redirected\u200c to the Homeland\u2064 Security Committee?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Republican-controlled House of Representatives made \u200ca surprising move\u200b on Monday by approving a motion from the Democrats regarding the impeachment resolution against Homeland Security\u2064 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The \u200cresolution, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, aimed to force a quick vote on \u2064Mayorkas&#8217; impeachment following a tragic car crash involving suspected human smugglers. However, \u200cinstead of voting on the resolution, the House referred it to\u200c the Homeland Security Committee, which is already investigating Mayorkas. This decision, supported by \u2064eight Republican members,\u2062 effectively prevented a floor vote \u200don\u200d the measure.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats strategically redirected the resolution to the Homeland Security Committee,\u2062 making it more \u2062acceptable to\u200b some Republicans. Despite\u200d Greene&#8217;s\u2063 frustration with this move, her \u2063resolution was effectively stalled. The committee, led by Chairman Mark Green, has \u2063been investigating Mayorkas \u200dfor\u2064 alleged dereliction of \u2062duty for months. In fact, earlier on Monday, the committee released an interim report highlighting the \u200dfinancial costs of \u200dthe \u200dborder\u2062 crisis on U.S.\u200d taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u200cGreene&#8217;s\u2062 resolution, the \u200dDepartment of Homeland Security\u2062 defended Mayorkas&#8217; actions, emphasizing his efforts to keep Americans safe. The department highlighted Mayorkas&#8217;\u200c success in stopping \u2064the entry\u2062 of fentanyl, countering threats from the Chinese government, aiding\u200c in disaster recovery, and protecting the \u200bnation\u2062 from cyberattacks, terrorism,\u200d and\u200b targeted violence. The \u2062department called\u2063 for \u2064Congress to work together to address \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">broken immigration system<\/a> through \u200blegislation, rather than engaging in\u2064 reckless impeachment attempts and attacks on law \u200denforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the \u2062House&#8217;s\u2063 decision to refer Greene&#8217;s impeachment resolution to the Homeland Security Committee has effectively halted\u2064 the process for now. The committee&#8217;s ongoing investigation\u200b into Mayorkas will likely continue, shedding more light on the allegations \u200bagainst him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GOP-led House approved a motion from the Democrats on Monday to punt on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2018s (R-GA) impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. By a 209-201 tally, members voted to send the impeachment resolution to the House Homeland Security Committee, which is already investigating Mayorkas. 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