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Mike Ezell
@mikeezell· Republican · MS· Jan 29, 2024

Past actions by President Biden continue to strengthen terrorist organizations and encourage global attacks.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Jan 23, 2024

I rise to tell you the story of one of my constituents named Hannah. When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, Hannah chose life for her baby with the help of a pregnancy center. Despite coming from a long line of single mothers and from a…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas will do nothing to prevent other families from suffering similar tragedies. If only it were that simple.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Months ago, Chairman Green promised donors at a campaign event that he would bring an impeachment case against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Democrats will continue to keep our focus throughout this sham impeachment on what our obligations are under the Constitution.

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Jerry Carl
@jerrycarl· Republican · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Unfortunately it often takes tragic events to bring us all together. Last week, a tornado ripped through Cottonwood, Alabama, and it basically destroyed the entire town of about 1,200 people. This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

There is no Constitutional basis for impeaching Secretary Mayorkas.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

As Professor Pearlstein has explained today, there is no Constitutional basis for impeaching Secretary Mayorkas.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Both undocumented and documented immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes or be incarcerated than native-born American citizens.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

We do not need more laws. We need a President of the United States and a Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security who enforce the laws of this country.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Mr. Chairman, we all know that Secretary Mayorkas has been willing to appear before this committee. He is not running from anything.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

This impeachment hearing just distracts from the important work that DHS is doing to secure the border.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

You cannot impeach a Cabinet Secretary because you don't like a President's policies.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

It is hard to ignore the fact that the Senate is having bipartisan negotiations on the behalf of the Democrats and the Republicans to try and pass a bill or put together a bill that would address these issues.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Donald Trump, as always, has said the quiet part out loud when he said immigrants, and I quote, "are poisoning the blood of our country."

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Mr. Chairman, what other conclusion can the American people draw but that House Republicans don't actually want to fix the problems on our Southern Border?

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Let's not forget that my Republican colleague forced their border bill, H.R. 2, through this committee without considering any Democratic input, resulting in a bill full of unworkable provisions that would create chaos on the Southwest…

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Mike Ezell
@mikeezell· Republican · MS· Jan 17, 2024

Somehow, Secretary Mayorkas is making this tough job even tougher for our men and women of Border Patrol.

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