{"id":2284168,"date":"2024-06-26T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-advance-measures-to-slash-mayorkas-salary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T21:29:19","slug":"house-republicans-advance-measures-to-slash-mayorkas-salary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-advance-measures-to-slash-mayorkas-salary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans advance measures to slash Mayorkas salary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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-republicans-advance-measures-to-slash-mayorkas-salary-washington-examiner%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=2284168&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>House Republicans have proposed two amendments targeting Homeland\u2062 Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&#8217;s salary. These amendments, attached to a crucial annual spending bill, aim to either block federal funding \u200cfor Mayorkas&#8217;s salary or reduce \u200cit to just $1. One amendment was proposed by Rep. Andy Biggs\u200b (R-AZ) and the \u200bother by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene \u2064(R-GA).\u200b Both measures reflect\u200d Republican\u200d criticism of Mayorkas&#8217;s performance, particularly\u200c concerning issues at the southern\u200d border. These proposals have been included in the appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>House Republicans advanced two amendments to halt the government from using federal funding to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Homeland Security <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secretary <\/a>Alejandro Mayorkas\u2019s salary, tucking the measures into one of their annual must<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-republican-senators-can-defund-bidens-dystopic-disinformation-board\/\" title=\"How Republican Senators Can Defund Biden\u2019s Dystopic \u2018Disinformation Board\u2019\">-pass spending bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers approved two separate proposals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2970165\/senate-gop-payback-dismissal-mayorkas-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>target Mayorkas\u2019s salary<\/a>, including one amendment proposed by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) that would prohibit the use of federal funding for Mayorkas\u2019s salary as well as another by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3056674\/house-gop-slash-funding-jack-smith-doj-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reduce the secretary\u2019s pay<\/a> to just $1. Both amendments will be attached to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-livingston-the-need-for-regular-order\/\" title=\"Bob Livingston: The Need For Regular Order\">annual appropriations bill<\/a> to fund the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy amendment would effectively fire Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security for the atrocious job that he is doing with our southern border and [the] overall security of our nation,\u201d Greene said on the House floor on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The amendments come as House Republicans have repeatedly targeted Mayorkas over his policies at the southern border, blaming the top Biden administration official for record-high illegal immigration and increased crime caused by those migrants. <\/p>\n<p>The House even went so far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2853744\/alejandro-mayorkas-impeached\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>impeach Mayorkas<\/a> over his handling of the southern border in February, a historic effort led by Greene. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this year, the House of Representatives passed my impeachment articles against Secretary Mayorkas, making him the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIf the House impeached Secretary Mayorkas, we should certainly not pay him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The amendments will be included in the appropriations bill funding DHS, which is set for a full vote in the House on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are also targeting the salaries of other top Biden administration officials in other appropriations bills up for votes this week, including those for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The proposals would also decrease their salaries to just $1. <\/p>\n<p>Even if the three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-looks-to-slash-funding-for-jack-smith-in-doj-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP looks to slash funding for Jack Smith in DOJ spending bill - Washington Examiner\">appropriations bills manage<\/a> to make it through the House with those amendments included, they are unlikely to be considered by the Senate in their current form, setting the stage for a drawn-out spending fight that could extend past the election in November. Senate leaders and the White House could also seek to punt the funding deadline of Oct. 1 until after it is known who will be president in 2025 and which party will be in control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans pushed two amendments in a crucial annual spending bill to stop federal funds from paying Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&#8217;s salary. Both amendments, including one from Rep. 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