Michael Burgess: “Last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 996, providing for the consideration of two…”

“Last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 996, providing for the consideration of two measures: H.R. 485 and H. Res. 863. The rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 485 under a structured rule with 1 hour of debate and H. Res. 863 under a closed rule with 2 hours of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction, or their designees. The rule provides for one motion to recommit for H.R. 485. The rule also deems passed H. Res. 995, which appoints the impeachment managers. I will also mention that all amendments offered to H.R. 485 were made in order. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bills H. Res. 863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors; and H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023. Today, this body begins consideration of one of its most solemn constitutional duties: the consideration of Articles of Impeachment against a Federal official. H. Res. 863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors includes two Articles of Impeachment: willful and systematic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust. On February 2, 2021, Alejandro Mayorkas was sworn in as the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security by Vice President Kamala Harris.…”