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On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
It comes as no surprise that the Biden administration is opposed to this sham impeachment. The Biden administration has done everything in its power to uphold the law and have an orderly, humane approach to border security. I include in the Record a Statement of Administration Policy opposing the baseless impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas. Statement of Administration Policy H. Res. 863--Resolution Impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas--Rep. Greene, R-GA The Administration strongly opposes H. Res. 863, a House resolution introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. Secretary Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who came to the United States with his family as political refugees, has spent more than two decades serving his country with honor and integrity in a decorated career in law enforcement and public service. From his time in the Justice Department as a U.S. Attorney to his service as Deputy Secretary and now Secretary of Homeland Security, he has upheld the rule of law faithfully and has demonstrated a deep commitment to the values that make our Nation great. Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas would be an unprecedented and unconstitutional act of political retribution that would do nothing to solve the challenges our Nation faces in securing the border. This impeachment effort clearly fails to meet the Constitution's threshold for impeachable offenses.…
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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