{"id":2169847,"date":"2024-02-06T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-plots-second-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-after-johnson-embarrassment\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T22:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T03:17:24","slug":"house-gop-plots-second-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-after-johnson-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-plots-second-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-after-johnson-embarrassment\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans plan to hold a second impeachment vote against Alejandro Mayorkas following Ron Johnson&#8217;s recent embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-gop-plots-second-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-after-johnson-embarrassment%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=2169847&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--><h2>House Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Setbacks in Impeachment Votes<\/h2>\n<p>House\u2062 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) experienced a major blow\u200b on Tuesday as Republican \u2064dissenters caused upsets in two crucial floor votes. \u2063The first vote was on the\u2064 impeachment of\u2064 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, while the second was on a billion-dollar\u200b aid bill for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In the impeachment vote, Mayorkas narrowly escaped being indicted \u200bby the \u2062House, with four Republicans voting against the measures. However, there \u2063is still hope for GOP leadership, as \u200dHouse Homeland Security Chairman \u2062Mark\u200c Green and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expect the resolution to be brought back for a vote next week.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment vote against Mayorkas was rejected by a narrow\u200b margin of 214-216. Despite two Republicans announcing their\u2064 defections, GOP leadership remained\u200c confident \u200cin the \u2064success of the impeachment. However, the unexpected appearance of Rep. Al Green in a wheelchair after surgery disrupted \u2062their plans.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200bthe vote, Johnson was seen meeting with Republican\u2063 members on the floor \u200din an effort \u200cto change the minds of the three GOP members who voted against the impeachment.\u2062 Majority Leader Steve Scalise was absent due to health problems, and Green&#8217;s last-minute appearance tipped the scales in favor of the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth GOP member who voted against the impeachment, Rep. Blake \u200bMoore, later changed his vote to allow \u200bfor a procedural maneuver to bring up the articles\u200b again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are determined \u200bto retake \u200bthe issue next\u200c week when they have the necessary \u2063votes for \u2062passage.\u200b Scalise is expected to return this month, which would give Republicans a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-graham-warns-biden-against-changing-rules-to-pass-covid-stimulus\/\" title=\"Sen. Graham warns Biden against changing rules to pass COVID stimulus\">narrow majority<\/a> to push through the impeachment vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Look Forward to a Second \u200cVote<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie \u200cTaylor Greene expressed the possibility of bringing the articles against Mayorkas back to the floor next week, eagerly awaiting Scalise&#8217;s return. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents\u200b a district \u2062along the\u200c southern border, also supports a second vote for impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bthe failure of the \u2062impeachment vote, House \u2063Republicans\u200b remain\u2064 determined. Rep. Gonzales stated, &#8220;I will not STOP until \u2062Secretary Mayorkas is IMPEACHED. House Republicans will hold the administration accountable, no matter how many votes \u2064it \u200btakes!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security criticized House\u2062 Republicans for their continued efforts to impeach Mayorkas, calling it \u200bbaseless and unconstitutional. They \u200burged Republicans to support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-touts-senate-border-bills-authority-but-stays-quiet-on-legislative-strategy\/\" title=\"White House highlights Senate border bill's power, remains silent on legislative approach\">bipartisan\u2064 national security agreement<\/a> in the Senate instead.<\/p>\n<h3>Failure of \u200cthe Aid Bill for Israel<\/h3>\n<p>The second vote \u2063that failed was a $17.6 billion aid bill for Israel\u200c in its fight against Hamas. The bill required\u200b two-thirds of the House to support it but fell short with 14 Republicans voting against it and\u200c 166 Democrats. President Joe Biden&#8217;s veto threat also played\u200d a role in\u200b the bill&#8217;s failure.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson \u2062blamed \u200dBiden\u200b and Senate \u200bMajority Leader\u200d Chuck Schumer for the aid bill&#8217;s failure,\u200b as Democrats rallied against supporting Johnson&#8217;s bill \u2062due to its exclusion\u200d from the \u2062bigger Senate bill that included funding for\u2062 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setbacks, Johnson remains \u2064committed\u2062 to\u200c aiding Israel and expressed disappointment \u2064in the decision \u200bto\u2063 reject\u2062 the bill, calling it a rebuke to our closest ally in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bennie Thompson, \u2062the top Democrat on the \u200bHouse Homeland Security Committee, warned Republicans against\u2064 continuing their impeachment efforts, stating that it had no foundation in the \u2064Constitution and\u200c would do nothing to secure \u200cthe border.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can House Speaker Mike\u2064 Johnson address the \u2064divisions within the Republican party on issues of impeachment\u200d and government spending?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Advantage in future \u2063floor votes.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064second setback for Johnson came\u200d in \u2063the form of \u2063a billion-dollar\u200b\u200b aid bill for Israel. The bill, which aimed to \u200dprovide funds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-releases-woke-cartoon-recruitment-ad-after-woke-cia-ads-mocked\/\" title=\"Army Releases Woke Cartoon Recruitment Ad After Woke CIA Ads Mocked\">missile defense systems<\/a> and other\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">security measures<\/a>, was rejected by a vote of 205-208. This marked a significant blow to\u200c both Johnson and to the Republican party&#8217;s support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection of the aid bill was largely due to Republican dissenters, including \u200bReps. Thomas Massie and Matt\u2063 Gaetz, who\u2062 voted against it.\u200c Their opposition was based on concerns over the national deficit and government\u200d spending. Despite the setback, Johnson remains optimistic that the aid bill\u200c will \u2064be revived\u200c in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The setbacks Johnson faced in these two crucial floor votes highlight \u2063the challenges he and the Republican party are currently facing. The divisions within the party, particularly on \u200dissues of impeachment and\u200c government spending, are becoming \u2062increasingly apparent. Johnson&#8217;s attempts to rally support and change the\u200d minds of dissenting members \u200dhave so \u2063far proven to be unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that\u2064 these setbacks \u2064do not necessarily indicate\u200b a complete failure for Johnson \u200dand the Republican party. The narrow\u200d margins by which the votes were rejected \u200bsuggest that there is still hope \u200bfor future \u2064success. With the return of Majority Leader Steve Scalise\u200d and the potential for Republican unity, Johnson and his colleagues may\u200d be able to turn the \u200ctides in \u2064their favor.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him\/\" title=\"Professor struggles to justify research center's decline amidst looming storm.\">recent setbacks faced<\/a>\u2063 by House Speaker Mike\u200d Johnson in the impeachment vote against Alejandro\u2064 Mayorkas\u200b and the rejection of the aid bill for Israel represent challenges for the Republican party. However, they also serve as opportunities for reflection and reevaluation. The coming weeks will be crucial for Johnson and \u200dhis colleagues\u2064 as\u200d they strive to regain momentum \u2062and advance their agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced a harsh setback as Republican dissenters disrupted two crucial floor votes on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a billion-dollar aid bill for Israel. 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