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On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
Despite what Republicans want us to believe, the courts at the highest level have not found that Secretary Mayorkas is violating the law. Courts are where we go to determine whether a Cabinet Secretary is following the law Congress wrote, not a partisan impeachment. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Escobar).
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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