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On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
That number has increased year over year. It was 100,000 kids last year. What are we doing if we are losing track of 100,000 children that have come into this country illegally? Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert in the Record an editorial piece from the Wall Street Journal titled: ``Impeaching Mayorkas Achieves Nothing.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection. [From the Wall Street Journal, Jan. 30, 2024] Impeaching Mayorkas Achieves Nothing A policy dispute doesn't qualify as a high crime and misdemeanor (By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board) House Republicans are marking up articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the question is why? As much as we share the frustration with the Biden border mess, impeaching Mr. Mayorkas won't change enforcement policy and is a bad precedent that will open the gates to more cabinet impeachments by both parties. The Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday began marking up two articles of impeachment against Mr.…
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Michael Burgess
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