Political Quotes

“The administration is enforcing the law. ICE is currently detaining over 38,000 people. This is 4,000 more than Congress has provided funding for. If Republicans want DHS to detain more people, they should provide the funds the administration has asked for in the supplemental request. Under former President Trump, Republicans cheered the doubling of drug seizures. Now, they view it as a problem. This is hypocrisy at its finest. Under Secretary Mayorkas' leadership, DHS has seized more fentanyl and arrested more criminals for fentanyl-related crimes in the last 2 years than in the previous 5 years. This impeachment has been a preplanned political stunt from the beginning. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a New York Times article detailing how Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green promised donors that the House would impeach Secretary Mayorkas prior to launching any type of inquiry. He said: ``Get the popcorn.'' [From the New York Times, Apr. 18, 2023] Key Republican Tells Donors He Will Pursue Impeachment of Mayorkas (By Karoun Demirjian) Washington.--The Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee promised donors this month that he would produce an impeachment case against the Biden administration's homeland security chief, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, saying that the secretary's appearance before the panel this week would be the beginning of his demise. Representative Mark E.…”