Speaker Mike Johnson is holding one other vote to question DHS Sec. Mayorkas and he’s hoping that Home Democrats don’t present up.
The Home GOP’s renewed try and impeach Alejandro Mayorkas tonight hinges on the potential absences within the chamber, per sources. As a consequence of snow impacting areas of the US and the truth that it’s a fly-in day, members in each events might miss the vote â impacting the result.
GOP management is predicted to carry a vote on one other matter first within the 6:30p vote sequence to gauge absences. If there are too many absences, Republicans might have to enter recess and delay the vote â a dangerous transfer given the New York particular election is tonight.
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After failing to question Mayorkas final week as a result of Rep. Al Inexperienced (D-TX) unexpectedly acquired out of his hospital mattress with out footwear, and took an Uber to return and vote, Mike Johnson has determined to attempt to impeach Mayorkas once more with the same failed strategy that didn’t work the first time.
Hope that the Democrats is not going to present up has by no means been an efficient solution to get issues accomplished within the Home.
As Raju famous, the issue is that the snowfall might stop Republicans from attending to the Capitol to vote on Mayorkas’s impeachment.
The vote has to occur right this moment as a result of if Democrats flip George Santos’s outdated seat tonight in New York, by tomorrow, Republicans gained’t have the votes to question Mayorkas.
Mike Johnson appears to be setting himself up for extra House humiliation.
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