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mayorkas' migrant crisis. and city officials fear it will spend another $12 billion over the following three fiscal years causing painful budge cuts to important city services. three, alejandro n. mayorkas' unlawful mass release of apprehended aliens and grant of categorical parole to aliens have enticed an increasing number of aliens to make the dangerous journey to our southwest border. consequently, according to the united nations' international organization for migration, number of migrants intended to illegally cross our border who have perished along the way either enroute to the united states or at the border almost doubled during the tenure of alejandro n. if mayorkas as secretary tear of homeland security from an average of about a 700 a year during fiscal years 2017-2020 to an average of about 1300 a year during fiscal year 2021-2023. alien -- four. alien smuggling organizations is have gained the tremendous wealth al man degree n. mayorkas' tenure as secretary of homeland security with their estimat
mayorkas' migrant crisis. and city officials fear it will spend another $12 billion over the following three fiscal years causing painful budge cuts to important city services. three, alejandro n. mayorkas' unlawful mass release of apprehended aliens and grant of categorical parole to aliens have enticed an increasing number of aliens to make the dangerous journey to our southwest border. consequently, according to the united nations' international organization for migration, number of migrants...
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biden, mayorkas and democrats said they don't care. if i was mayorkas. he's been impeached and he has the opportunity now to say he didn't do anything wrong. he knows he can't defend h imself, biden knows they can't defend it. chuck schumer can't defend it or pure politics and they don't want you to talk about it and be beyond television. all of its wrong. so the right thing that happened tomorrow is we have to start a trial. we hear the evidence and house of representatives in contrast to the trump impeachment and they took time and got evidence and should have the opportunity to present it and we should have the opportunity to say yes or no. >> very convincing case to hold a trial and chairman green did an excellent job of reading those and going for senator schmidt and the chamber and listening to the gravity of the charges and i don't know how you cannot be moved and i can't imagine why chuck schumer would dismiss even thinking of having a trial. if we had a trial, we could lay out the evidence and developing on chairman homeland security in 2015, th
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they don't want to let secretary mayorkas make his case. they just want to ignore the evidence and sweep it under the rug and move on and that is wrong. the senate has never in its history tabled an impeachment. never. in the more than 200 years that this body has existed, the house of representatives has impeached an official 21 times and we have never once tabled the impeachment, not once. now senator schumer may also try to dismiss these charges instead of tabling them. that has never been done before either. host: again, that was from yesterday. if you want to see more of the statements from the senators on the pending impeachment trial for mayorkas, you can go to our website at c-span.org. some of those are archived for a short time on our app. when it comes to the topic of books, there is a new list out. this is a wall street journal saying the nobel prize winner's debut novel is among the most targeted books in addition with another biographical novel is the most challenged library book according to a report that was released monday
they don't want to let secretary mayorkas make his case. they just want to ignore the evidence and sweep it under the rug and move on and that is wrong. the senate has never in its history tabled an impeachment. never. in the more than 200 years that this body has existed, the house of representatives has impeached an official 21 times and we have never once tabled the impeachment, not once. now senator schumer may also try to dismiss these charges instead of tabling them. that has never been...
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i'm off to a hearing with secretary mayorkas. we'll be walking over articles of impeachment today. we're going to demand the senate do their constitutional responsibilities and hold a trial. this man is responsible for 200,000 people who are dead now because of fentanyl. this man is responsible for 350 on the terror watch list in this country now. posing a threat every day. nine million encounters. he's responsible for releasing a rah vaited felons. in fact, in a memo, he told his agents, disregard congress' law that says mandatory detention for aggravated felons, release them into society. we believe he merits impeachment. that's our message. that's what we intend to do. with that, i want to turn it over to our whip, mr. emmer. mr. emmer: iran's unprecedented attack against israel this past weekend was a result of joe biden's disturbing pattern of appeasement on the world stage. look no further than his failed foreign policy decisions over the last three years. in february, 2021, joe biden reversed a trump-era move which imposed permanent sanctions on iran's drone and missile prog
i'm off to a hearing with secretary mayorkas. we'll be walking over articles of impeachment today. we're going to demand the senate do their constitutional responsibilities and hold a trial. this man is responsible for 200,000 people who are dead now because of fentanyl. this man is responsible for 350 on the terror watch list in this country now. posing a threat every day. nine million encounters. he's responsible for releasing a rah vaited felons. in fact, in a memo, he told his agents,...
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insisting on a full trial of alejandra mayorkas. [video clip] >> we let both sides present their case and then we decide. but not this time. you know what? it has nothing to do with the evidence. it has nothing to do with what is right. this is raw, gut politics. you know it, i know it, and the american people know it. they are not stupid. they know a whitewash when they see it. and what senator schumer is going to do -- it is fraudulent and it is an insult to the senate. it is a disservice to every american citizen who believes in the rule of law. host: that is a portion of what plays out on capitol hill. those proceedings at 1:00 this afternoon is where you can watch them. highlighting comments from mitch mcconnell saying -- saying it would defy history and precedent saying, i intend to give this my full attention. that is exactly what history and precedent did dates. never before has the senate agreed to table articles of impeachment, not for an officer of the party, not once, noting that every time the senate has held or sent im
insisting on a full trial of alejandra mayorkas. [video clip] >> we let both sides present their case and then we decide. but not this time. you know what? it has nothing to do with the evidence. it has nothing to do with what is right. this is raw, gut politics. you know it, i know it, and the american people know it. they are not stupid. they know a whitewash when they see it. and what senator schumer is going to do -- it is fraudulent and it is an insult to the senate. it is a...
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an update now on the impchment of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. reuters is reporting on the decision by housrepublicans to delay the transfer of impeachment articles against secretary mayorkas to
an update now on the impchment of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. reuters is reporting on the decision by housrepublicans to delay the transfer of impeachment articles against secretary mayorkas to
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following the decision to delay sending an impeachment resolution against homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. top house republicans also addressed the re-authorization of section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act which allows the government to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreigners outside the u.s. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for being here this week. house republicans are advancing several important items on the floor. but among these efforts-tkwaeurpbt to take a moment to high highlight our steadfast opposition to placing one-sided pressure on israel as it battles hamas. mr. moore: our conference believes any effort from the biden administration to pressure israel into an immediate cease-fire without conditions weakens israel's hand. makes it less likely that the hostages will be released and only benefits hamas in the short-term and long-term. the most frustrating start of the biden administration's handling of this dire situation is while israel goes out of their way to work through back channel negotiations and set up a temporary cease-fire
following the decision to delay sending an impeachment resolution against homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. top house republicans also addressed the re-authorization of section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act which allows the government to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreigners outside the u.s. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for being here this week. house republicans are advancing several important items on the floor. but among these...
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the honorable alejandra mayorkas. ♪ -- alejandro mayorkas. the honorable roy cooper, governor of north carolina, and mrs. cooper. ms. ashley biden and ms. finnegan biden. the honorable janet yellen, secretary of the treasury, and the honorable adewale adeyemo, deputy secretary of the treasury. the honorable gina raimondo, secretary of commerce. >> before dinner was served, the two first couples descended the staircase in the white house's cross hall for their official portrait from the evening -- portrait of the evening. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and finally, a peek into the dinner itself, the only view the public gets for this kind of white house event. we will hear president biden and japanese prime minister fumio kishida's toast to each other in their countries. pres. biden: and i'm delighted that you are here. even the cherry blossoms bloomed early. they did, by the way, they did. those blossoms are the first time spring gives rise and a reminder we can begin a new every year. and to all -- tomorrow can be a better day than today. what both our
the honorable alejandra mayorkas. ♪ -- alejandro mayorkas. the honorable roy cooper, governor of north carolina, and mrs. cooper. ms. ashley biden and ms. finnegan biden. the honorable janet yellen, secretary of the treasury, and the honorable adewale adeyemo, deputy secretary of the treasury. the honorable gina raimondo, secretary of commerce. >> before dinner was served, the two first couples descended the staircase in the white house's cross hall for their official portrait from the...
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mayorkas inherited what his first key u.s. border patrol called quote, arguably the most effective for security in our nation's history, end quote. alejandro n. mayorkas however proceeded to abandon effective border security initiatives without engaging in adequate alternative initiatives. without engaging in adequate alternative efforts that would enable dhs to maintain control of the border and guard against illegal entry, and despite clear evidence of the devastating consequences of his actions he failed to take action to fulfill his statutory duty to control the border. according to his first chief of the u.s. border patrol, alejandro n. mayorkas quote come masummarily rejected, end quote, the quote multiple options to reduce the illegal entries through proven programs and consequences, end quote. provided by civil service staff at dhs. despite clear evidence of the devastating consequences of his actions, he failed to take action to fulfill his statutory duty to control the border, and that among other things alejandro n.
mayorkas inherited what his first key u.s. border patrol called quote, arguably the most effective for security in our nation's history, end quote. alejandro n. mayorkas however proceeded to abandon effective border security initiatives without engaging in adequate alternative initiatives. without engaging in adequate alternative efforts that would enable dhs to maintain control of the border and guard against illegal entry, and despite clear evidence of the devastating consequences of his...
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if you're so sure that secretary mayorkas, under secretary mayorkas' leadership customs and border protection hasn't dramatically decreased its vetting process for allowing chinese immigrants to cross our border, including military-aged chinese males, then let's hold a trial. if you believe that we haven't seen a dramatic increase in the known terrorist encounters at our border, then let's hold a trial. if you're confident that secretary mayorkas hasn't allowed enough fentanyl to flow across the southern border to kill every man, woman, and child in this country, then let's hold a freaking trial. madam president, these are not victimless crimes. the tragic case of laken rile reilly you a life cut short by an illegal alien. secretary mayorkas allowed to enter our country illegal lay, unchecked, unveted is, is an abdication of his duty. laken isn't alone. her case represents hundreds of thousands of families across the nation -- across this nation whose lives have been upended by the invasion that our leaders allowed to happen. think about that for a minute. they allowed it to happen, not by ne
if you're so sure that secretary mayorkas, under secretary mayorkas' leadership customs and border protection hasn't dramatically decreased its vetting process for allowing chinese immigrants to cross our border, including military-aged chinese males, then let's hold a trial. if you believe that we haven't seen a dramatic increase in the known terrorist encounters at our border, then let's hold a trial. if you're confident that secretary mayorkas hasn't allowed enough fentanyl to flow across...
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what secretary mayorkas has been doing with regard to parole. maybe they think it's bad too and don't want to have to defend it. whatever the reason, if our leader does not have a trial, it will be the first time this has happened is happened. it will be unprecedented. and we will be bringing breaking again another norm. for the u.s. senate. impeachment is serious. these charges are serious. the american people deserve an answer. we need to have a trial. i call on my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to insist upon a trial, uphold our constitutional authority. let's have a trial so that we can hear and determine the guilt or innocence. that is what the american people deserve. madam president, i yield back. >> madam president. >> senator from oklahoma. >> we are scheduled to begin a trial of the secretary of homeland security. doesn't begin a conversation about homeland security in the country, that conversation started three years ago now. the american people are frustrated with what they are seeing on the southern border and keep sayin
what secretary mayorkas has been doing with regard to parole. maybe they think it's bad too and don't want to have to defend it. whatever the reason, if our leader does not have a trial, it will be the first time this has happened is happened. it will be unprecedented. and we will be bringing breaking again another norm. for the u.s. senate. impeachment is serious. these charges are serious. the american people deserve an answer. we need to have a trial. i call on my colleagues on the other...
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and secretary mayorkas must be held accountable. the house of representatives was completely correct to impeach secretary mayorkas and now the senate has a duty under the constitution to hold a trial. unfortunately, this has become a familiar process for a majority of our senate colleagues, both 2019 and 2021, the democratic-controlled house impeached president trump. at the time my republican colleagues and i criticized the motivation and process behind these impeachment inquiries, but those concerns didn't impact the process on the senate floor. to cite our views about the actions, the senate carried out our constitutional duty to convene a court of impeachment. in both cases senators were sworn as jurors, we listened patiently to both sides presented as they presented their arguments, in the end we had a fair guilty or not guilty vote. prior to the impeachment of secretary mayorkas the house had sent impeachment to the senate 21 times and the senate has held a full trial in all but four instances. in three cases, all of whom were
and secretary mayorkas must be held accountable. the house of representatives was completely correct to impeach secretary mayorkas and now the senate has a duty under the constitution to hold a trial. unfortunately, this has become a familiar process for a majority of our senate colleagues, both 2019 and 2021, the democratic-controlled house impeached president trump. at the time my republican colleagues and i criticized the motivation and process behind these impeachment inquiries, but those...
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mayorkas, head of the homeland security department. and that is about to be reported to the senate and we have constitutional responsibilities when it is reported. in this situation we are waiting for the actual report to arrive. i think it will be momentary, perhaps this week or next, and we will take up this matter as we're required no do. the -- required to do. the house homeland committee engaged in a year long investigation of secretary mayorkas and his alleged now administration of the border of the united states. this committee in the house held 12 hearings, testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, producing nearly 400 pages of re reports. the senate when sitting as a court of impeachment is not responsible for making the case on behalf of the impeachment managers. we are the jury. we are the ones who will decide the impeachment. our duty is to make the determination based on the articles of impeachment and the facts at hand. we are not a fact finding -- fact-finding operation. my friend from utah is also on the floor. duri
mayorkas, head of the homeland security department. and that is about to be reported to the senate and we have constitutional responsibilities when it is reported. in this situation we are waiting for the actual report to arrive. i think it will be momentary, perhaps this week or next, and we will take up this matter as we're required no do. the -- required to do. the house homeland committee engaged in a year long investigation of secretary mayorkas and his alleged now administration of the...
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mayorkas. our constitution gives the senate the responsibility and the duty to try all impeachments, and it requires a vote of two thirds of the senate present before the federal officer is convicted. that is a pretty high standard for a constitutional process. for every impeachment in the history, the senate has held some form of a trial. unless the federal officer has resigned prior to the trial. this time, it should be no different. under president biden and secretary mayorkas, there've been more than 9.2 million illegal crossings along the countries southern borders. or to put it another way, the average monthly encounters have increased 400% under the biden mayorkas dhs. the record illegal crossings, and this past in february of 189,922 marks the seventh consecutive month of the highest numbers of encounters that these months have ever seen, and on top of this, there have been 36 straight months with higher encounters at the southern border than any other month under the trump administrati
mayorkas. our constitution gives the senate the responsibility and the duty to try all impeachments, and it requires a vote of two thirds of the senate present before the federal officer is convicted. that is a pretty high standard for a constitutional process. for every impeachment in the history, the senate has held some form of a trial. unless the federal officer has resigned prior to the trial. this time, it should be no different. under president biden and secretary mayorkas, there've been...
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secretary mayorkas claims he's come to oto -- secretary mayorkas claims -- he's come to the senate and claimed that the border is secure. people laugh knowing how untrue it is. it is a lie to the senate. a lie to the house. such a serious matter, though, it's hard to laugh. meanwhile our country is losing control of our borders to the cartels and to the criminals. every fair-minded person knows that these are serious charges. and the senate must hold a full and fair trial. it is our constitutional duty. the house has done its job. yet senate democrats, each and every one of them it are refusing to do theirs. it seems this week that the senate democratic leader is scheming to bury these charges without a full and fair trial. the constitution demands there be one. the senate majority leader's actions would turn the senate from the world's greatest deliberative body into the world's quickest dismissal body. the senate majority leader is not here on the floor today. seems to be afraid of allowing the case against the lawless actions of the secretary of homeland security to even be presente
secretary mayorkas claims he's come to oto -- secretary mayorkas claims -- he's come to the senate and claimed that the border is secure. people laugh knowing how untrue it is. it is a lie to the senate. a lie to the house. such a serious matter, though, it's hard to laugh. meanwhile our country is losing control of our borders to the cartels and to the criminals. every fair-minded person knows that these are serious charges. and the senate must hold a full and fair trial. it is our...
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and that is secretary mayorkas. and now that it is, the shoe is on the other foot, if you will, and now that it is a democrat, leader schumer wants to change the rules and say, no. he's even willing to take unprecedented actions that this chamber has never taken when it comes to the issue of impeachment. and i believe this should incense every single american. i know it incenses the people of tennessee. because what we have learned in the last three years about secretary mayorkas, even though his title is the secretary of homeland security, he does not believe in securing the homeland, and he has refused to fulfill his duty of securing the homeland. now, i know that secretary mayorkas is doing the bidding of joe biden and the biden administration. he's just doing what they tell him he's got to do. that in and of itself tells you a lot about what this administration thinks about the security and sovereignty of this country. and here is why. on the biden-mayorkas watch, you have more than 9.4 million illegal aliens co
and that is secretary mayorkas. and now that it is, the shoe is on the other foot, if you will, and now that it is a democrat, leader schumer wants to change the rules and say, no. he's even willing to take unprecedented actions that this chamber has never taken when it comes to the issue of impeachment. and i believe this should incense every single american. i know it incenses the people of tennessee. because what we have learned in the last three years about secretary mayorkas, even though...
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mayorkas and biden are implementing a law that violates in terms of asylum. the asylum law says if you're seeking asylum, you have to go to a port of entry. you cannot go into the other areas such as the tucson area. the people crossing and not going to the port are illegally entering and not entitled to asylum in this country. if they seek asylum, the person either has to be detained or detained in custody or kept in the country of origin. the catch and release program is a direct violation of the law but it is already on the books. when mae arcus took his oath of -- mayorkas took his oath and said he would up told -- uphold the constitution and he also took it that he would enforce the law as written and he has refused to do that. he has issued orders to his employees to not enforce the law. i don't know how anybody can say that when you are a cabinet level position and are an employee of the federal government that you have the right to completely ignore what the law is and refused to carry it out. why would we not want people to be held accountable when t
mayorkas and biden are implementing a law that violates in terms of asylum. the asylum law says if you're seeking asylum, you have to go to a port of entry. you cannot go into the other areas such as the tucson area. the people crossing and not going to the port are illegally entering and not entitled to asylum in this country. if they seek asylum, the person either has to be detained or detained in custody or kept in the country of origin. the catch and release program is a direct violation of...
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and for the sake of america's safety and security, let's impeach alejandro mayorkas. taking this decisive action will send a clear message to this administration they'll be held accountable for orchestrating this deadly invasion. thank you, mr. president. i yield back. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. johnson: mr. president, earlier today we heard a very convincing case laid out by the house managers of why the senate should fulfill its constitutional duty and proceed to a trial on the impeachment of secretary mayorkas. if we were to hold that trial, we should do so, this chart that i've been developing since i became chairman of homeland security in 2015 would basically be the irrefutable dna evidence of the crime. what i've tried to lay out in this chart is the cause and effect of an ongoing set of illegal immigration crises faced by the last three administrations. so what i'd like to do briefly here on the senate floor is go through that history dating back to 2012 and show the impact of certain actions, certain court
and for the sake of america's safety and security, let's impeach alejandro mayorkas. taking this decisive action will send a clear message to this administration they'll be held accountable for orchestrating this deadly invasion. thank you, mr. president. i yield back. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. johnson: mr. president, earlier today we heard a very convincing case laid out by the house managers of why the senate should fulfill its...
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it is secretary alejandro mayorkas. repeatedly, repeatedly stood before the american people, stood before us in hearings and committees and said the border is secure. anyone who was watching, anyone who has ever been to that border knows the border is not secure. they know that on the side of that border it is being run by the cartel. you can spend an hour with the border patrol and you will find out. last year there were people from 170 different countries that came to that southern border seeking entry and not one of them got here on their own. they paid the cartel and the cartel bring them over. the cartel are making a fortune. we are paying the price. and we are paying this price because of the dereliction of duty carried out by secretary mayorkas. in the way he's not standing up for the border patrol and not standing up for the american people. that is an issue and yes a responsibility, did we have that responsibility? you bet we do and that is why we are here on this floor to talk about this. because our border, w
it is secretary alejandro mayorkas. repeatedly, repeatedly stood before the american people, stood before us in hearings and committees and said the border is secure. anyone who was watching, anyone who has ever been to that border knows the border is not secure. they know that on the side of that border it is being run by the cartel. you can spend an hour with the border patrol and you will find out. last year there were people from 170 different countries that came to that southern border...
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but joe biden and alejandra mayorkas released. he also didn't mention the illegal immigrant that joe biden and mayorkas flew from haiti to america and released and then violently raped a 15-year-old girl in boston, massachusetts, who was severely disabled. what we are witnessing is evil, it is wrong, and that is why the house of representatives impeached him because he aided and abetted to the criminal thel invasion of this united states. and yet chuck schumer and the democrats don't want to talk about it. even worse, chuck schumer and the democrats want to defy the constitutional responsibility. twenty-one times in the nation's history the house of representatives sent articles of impeachment over to the senate. only the second cabinet member ever to be impeached. under the constitution of the te responsibilities of the senate are simple and straightforward if they are to try this impeachment. he wants to move the table and the three reasons he wants to move the table, the articles of impeachment. reason number one he does not wa
but joe biden and alejandra mayorkas released. he also didn't mention the illegal immigrant that joe biden and mayorkas flew from haiti to america and released and then violently raped a 15-year-old girl in boston, massachusetts, who was severely disabled. what we are witnessing is evil, it is wrong, and that is why the house of representatives impeached him because he aided and abetted to the criminal thel invasion of this united states. and yet chuck schumer and the democrats don't want to...
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do you solemnly swear and all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachmentia of alejando mayorkas secretary of homeland security now pending you will do impartial justice according to thest constitution and laws to help you god? >> i do. >> the clerk when i call the names in groups of four. senators will present themselves at the desk to sign the oath book. >> ms. baldwin, mr. barrasso, mr. bennet, mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal, mr. booker, mr. boozman, mr. braun. mrs. britt brown, mr. budd, ms. beutler. ms. cantwell, mrs. capito, mr. cardin, mr. carper. mr. casey, mr. cassidy, ms. collins, mr. coons. mr. cornyn, ms. cortez masto, mr. cotten, mr. cramer. mr. crapo, mr. cruz, mr. daines, ms. duckworth. mr. durbin, ms. ernst, mr. fetterman, missus fischer. mrs. gillibrand, mr. graham, mr. ms. hassan, mr. hawley, mr. heinrich, mr. hickenlooper. ms. sharon oh, mr. hoeven, ms. hyde smith, mr. johnson. mr. kaine, mr. kelly, mr. kennedy, mr. king. mr. klobuchar, mr. lankford, mr. ms. lummis, mr. manchin, mr. markey, mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez, mr mr. mullin, ms. murkowski
do you solemnly swear and all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachmentia of alejando mayorkas secretary of homeland security now pending you will do impartial justice according to thest constitution and laws to help you god? >> i do. >> the clerk when i call the names in groups of four. senators will present themselves at the desk to sign the oath book. >> ms. baldwin, mr. barrasso, mr. bennet, mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal, mr. booker, mr. boozman, mr. braun. mrs....
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and that is secretary mayorkas. and now that it is, the shoe is on the other foot, if you will, and now that it is a democrat, leader schumer wants to change the rules and say, no. he's even willing to take unprecedented actions that this chamber has never taken when it comes to the issue of impeachment. and i believe this should incense every single american. i know it incenses the people of tennessee. because what we have learned in the last three years about secretary mayorkas, even though his title is the secretary of homeland security, he does not believe in securing the homeland, and he has refused to fulfill his duty of securing the homeland. now, i know that secretary mayorkas is doing the bidding of joe biden and the biden administration. he's just doing what they tell him he's got to do. that in and of itself tells you a lot about what this administration thinks about the security and sovereignty of this country. and here is why. on the biden-mayorkas watch, you have more than 9.4 million illegal aliens co
and that is secretary mayorkas. and now that it is, the shoe is on the other foot, if you will, and now that it is a democrat, leader schumer wants to change the rules and say, no. he's even willing to take unprecedented actions that this chamber has never taken when it comes to the issue of impeachment. and i believe this should incense every single american. i know it incenses the people of tennessee. because what we have learned in the last three years about secretary mayorkas, even though...
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and so the reality is that impeaching mayorkas, while it is important because mayorkas did most likely lied to congress and mayorkas has most likely violated the law in not enforcing congressional law as written, it won't change anything as long as the official biden administration policy refuses to change. but all of this is signaling to voters that joe biden is indeed doubling down on open borders policy. >> neil: i'm sorry for the confusion at the outset. the democrats, with whom i have talked on the subject, say there is a very big difference between expressing concern for the border and what they call a sham scam to get rid of the guy running homeland security. and they are happy to fight that out in the press and in the polls. to justify the distinction to you. >> well, first and foremost, i fully agree with what tiana just said. i thought it was very well put. to add to that, democrats are clearly shown that they are hell-bent on politics. the migrant crisis has impacted the country in ways that not many people expected. if you look at an example in chicago. you've got 11000% in
and so the reality is that impeaching mayorkas, while it is important because mayorkas did most likely lied to congress and mayorkas has most likely violated the law in not enforcing congressional law as written, it won't change anything as long as the official biden administration policy refuses to change. but all of this is signaling to voters that joe biden is indeed doubling down on open borders policy. >> neil: i'm sorry for the confusion at the outset. the democrats, with whom i...
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. >> this week is the opening of the impeachment trial of alejandro mayorkas. only the second cabinet member in u.s. history to be impeached by the house. house impeachment managers led by homeland security committee chair delivered the two articles of impeachment to the senate. refusing to comply with immigration laws and breach of public trust. the senate will be sworn in as jurors. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says the chamber is expected to vote on whether to dismiss or kill the impeachment charges. live coverage wednesday on c-span two, on c-span now our free mobile video app and online at c-span.org. >> c-span now, a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what's happening in washington, live and on-demand. keep up with the days biggest events with live streams of floor proceedings -- floor proceedings, white house events, the courts, campaigns and more from the world of politics, all at your fingertips. you could stay current with the latest episodes of washington
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joe biden and alejandro mayorkas released into this country. when biden gave his state of ofe union address they didn't mention the name jeremy cÁceres, the two year old little boy murdered just miles away fromeo your end prince george's county again by an illegal alien that joe biden and alejandro mayorkas released into this country. he also didn't mention the haitian illegal immigrant that joe biden and alejandro mayorkas flew from haiti to america, released, who then violently raped a 15-year-old girl in boston, massachusetts, who was severely disabled. what we are witnessing is evil. it is wrong. that is why the house of representatives impeached alejandro mayorkas, because he is aided and abetted the criminal invasion of this unitea states. and yet, chuck schumer of the democrats don't want to talkde about it. even worse, , chuck schumer and the democrats want to defy their constitutional responsibility. 21 times in our nation's history, the house of representatives ascent articles of impeachment over to the senate, 21 times. alejandro ma
joe biden and alejandro mayorkas released into this country. when biden gave his state of ofe union address they didn't mention the name jeremy cÁceres, the two year old little boy murdered just miles away fromeo your end prince george's county again by an illegal alien that joe biden and alejandro mayorkas released into this country. he also didn't mention the haitian illegal immigrant that joe biden and alejandro mayorkas flew from haiti to america, released, who then violently raped a...
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secretary mayorkas is still in office. unlike those four he was neither a member of the senate and, therefore, not subject technically to impeachment authority but rather to expulsion, nor is he deceased nor this has he left office. so we we can subject matter jurisdiction over this in that circumstance where expected and effect required to conduct a trial. what that means is we are sworn in, we will be sworn into more as senators, as perform the equivalent of the judge jury function where we are both finders of fact and also imbued with the authority to decide questions of law relative impeachment trial. and what all that presupposes is that we will reach a finding of guilt or innocence. hilty, not guilty. we shouldn't the site step in despair previously chuck schumer of the democrats have talked a lot about wanting to just table this, it never in history of the united states said it had we address articles of impeachment with a motion to table. they are not talking about doing a motion to dismiss. that begs the question,
secretary mayorkas is still in office. unlike those four he was neither a member of the senate and, therefore, not subject technically to impeachment authority but rather to expulsion, nor is he deceased nor this has he left office. so we we can subject matter jurisdiction over this in that circumstance where expected and effect required to conduct a trial. what that means is we are sworn in, we will be sworn into more as senators, as perform the equivalent of the judge jury function where we...
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mayorkas, sorry, secretary mayorkas, it was reported in january of this year that at a meeting with border patrol agents that you said that the current rate of release for illegal immigrants apprehended at the southwest border is above 85% go one, did that cover station take place and two, is that number accurate? >> congressman, i'm not familiar with that number and i'm not certain to which conversation you refer. i have visited the border so very many times. perhaps some additional details would guide me in responding to your question accurately. >> yes sir. and i'll read from the article that was a fox news article, headlines, may orchis tells border patrol agents that above 80% of illegal immigrants in the united states and it says that was published on january 8, 2024. home. callahan drove mayorkas on monday admitted to border patrol agents that the current rate of release for illegal immigrants apprehended at the southwest border is above 85% are co-sources told foxnews mayorkas made remarks when meeting privately with agents in eagle pass, texas, according to the briefed border patr
mayorkas, sorry, secretary mayorkas, it was reported in january of this year that at a meeting with border patrol agents that you said that the current rate of release for illegal immigrants apprehended at the southwest border is above 85% go one, did that cover station take place and two, is that number accurate? >> congressman, i'm not familiar with that number and i'm not certain to which conversation you refer. i have visited the border so very many times. perhaps some additional...
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mayorkas is working with what he has to work with. republicans had a bill and the democrats went whroong that bill. and then trump said he didn't want it he was going to use it for his republicans that the republicans shouldn't push it. but you know what, mayorkas said what he said because that's what he has to work with. republicans do not wants to win the border crisis they want to use it as a campaign. and that's for trump. now, the republicans know trump is going to be convicted and they're doing everything they can to push it on biden for everything that's going wrong in this country. biden is out there doing his best for everyone. republicans and democrats. and it's a shame that it was a circus today with the republicans. especially at the end when that man ranted two hours after it was adjourned and just kept on going. thank you for listening to me.
mayorkas is working with what he has to work with. republicans had a bill and the democrats went whroong that bill. and then trump said he didn't want it he was going to use it for his republicans that the republicans shouldn't push it. but you know what, mayorkas said what he said because that's what he has to work with. republicans do not wants to win the border crisis they want to use it as a campaign. and that's for trump. now, the republicans know trump is going to be convicted and they're...
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host: secretary mayorkas will be on the hill today. talking about the budget, are we expecting anything besides the budget to be brought up was to mark it seems a little awkward. guest: it is an interesting split screen of mayorkas addressing his more formal duties overseeing the department of homeland security. at the same time, have this intense issue of impeachment. you know, he is going to be focused on the budget and things he believes his department needs to ensure his country is safer, with the border particularly, but as we can expect, these hearings could turn contentious, specifically with the issue regarding the border, which is the reason why republicans brought forth the impeachment articles to begin with. host: we will take your calls for alex rouhandeh of newsweek about anything regarding what is going on in congress read you can call us on our lines by party, republicans, (202)-748-8001. democrats, (202)-748-8000. independents, (202)-748-8002. we will take your calls for the next 25 minutes or so. here is an article fro
host: secretary mayorkas will be on the hill today. talking about the budget, are we expecting anything besides the budget to be brought up was to mark it seems a little awkward. guest: it is an interesting split screen of mayorkas addressing his more formal duties overseeing the department of homeland security. at the same time, have this intense issue of impeachment. you know, he is going to be focused on the budget and things he believes his department needs to ensure his country is safer,...
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they're not necessarily fans of alejandro mayorkas. they have been more critical of using impeachment in this form or fashion to settle a policy dispute. so they could be among a group of people that work to try and wrap this up quickly. that's why i think you will see republicans given a little bit of runway here to make this case on the floor, to come out and say these are the reasons why we think we should have a full trial. these are the examples of similar impeachment proceedings in years past, where a full trial took place even if there was no chance of a conviction. these were all things that republican senators have been insistent upon, saying that it met the banner, the standard necessary of passing through the republican house of representatives, even though it was by a razor thin majority. even though the votes against impeachment were bipartisan. the votes in favor of impeachment were partisan. senate republicans believe that that doesn't disqualify this from the standard of requiring a trial. i think the important thing to
they're not necessarily fans of alejandro mayorkas. they have been more critical of using impeachment in this form or fashion to settle a policy dispute. so they could be among a group of people that work to try and wrap this up quickly. that's why i think you will see republicans given a little bit of runway here to make this case on the floor, to come out and say these are the reasons why we think we should have a full trial. these are the examples of similar impeachment proceedings in years...
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i mean, mayorkas is just the vehicle here. but the more republicans can talk about the failures on immigration, the maladministration as it's called, of immigration policy the better it is for them. and the white house understands that. and my orcas has just the vehicle for it, so we see this playing out really in both houses. and also all around the country in, in down-ballot races. and so we know that it's going to be one of the biggest issues heading into this next election. and one of the reasons republicans want this debate on the senate floor is they want people to pay attention to it they want to draw attention to it. and when you have an impeachment debate on the floor of the senate, people tend to sit up and listen and what chuck schumer is saying is this is unconstitutional and we're not abide by this. >> okay. so what you're watching now on the senate floor is the senate is setting up a vote to kill the first impeachment articles against the homeland security secretary. so we will watch how this unfolds before us. w
i mean, mayorkas is just the vehicle here. but the more republicans can talk about the failures on immigration, the maladministration as it's called, of immigration policy the better it is for them. and the white house understands that. and my orcas has just the vehicle for it, so we see this playing out really in both houses. and also all around the country in, in down-ballot races. and so we know that it's going to be one of the biggest issues heading into this next election. and one of the...
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we're also not going to see defense lawyers for mayorkas there and of course, mayorkas himself is not going to be present for these proceedings. all of this expected to kick off officially tomorrow and be dispensed with frankly pretty quickly after that. >> so, david, this is the same group of house republicans who said no to a massive funding be ill to help protect the border. now impeaching a guy on accusations he's not doing enough. what's going on here? >> look. the one thing that republicans wan the biden administration to do is what the trump administration tried to do and the court said you're not allowed to. so biden and mayorkas have gone to congress and said we want to help fix this. it takes congress to send legislation to the white house. house republicans have failed to work with senators on that compromise and so what you're seeing is the angry caucus, a bit of the crazy caucus on the house side. house republican side, really hold this over mike johnson, a speaker who's fighting for his job. to push this kind of angry impeachment of the homehomeland security secretary. n
we're also not going to see defense lawyers for mayorkas there and of course, mayorkas himself is not going to be present for these proceedings. all of this expected to kick off officially tomorrow and be dispensed with frankly pretty quickly after that. >> so, david, this is the same group of house republicans who said no to a massive funding be ill to help protect the border. now impeaching a guy on accusations he's not doing enough. what's going on here? >> look. the one thing...
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the counter-gument to that thou, is that mayorkas mayorkas acton behf of president biden, right? >> yeah. i mean, they're saying that he willfully allowed the border to get out of control, to allow for the influx of migrants at the southern border of mico. and thais something that of course the stngly denie the white contend thats essentlly llowing e law of t land, and that ultimately the pocy is said by t white house and house is policy. mayorkas was central, also the negotiations in the senate to change immigration law, to actually try to move ahead with a new border security measure route with border security package. but that plan the scuttled in the united states and a by republicans, mayorkas had argued he needed more tools and more different laws in order to do what republicans in the house essentially had accused him of ignoring. so that has been the essence of the dispute here as rewatching here right now, boris, the senate sergeant at arms, called so of business here in the unitedtates senate. >> let's take a moment and list in >> nicholas mayorkas secretary homeland se
the counter-gument to that thou, is that mayorkas mayorkas acton behf of president biden, right? >> yeah. i mean, they're saying that he willfully allowed the border to get out of control, to allow for the influx of migrants at the southern border of mico. and thais something that of course the stngly denie the white contend thats essentlly llowing e law of t land, and that ultimately the pocy is said by t white house and house is policy. mayorkas was central, also the negotiations in the...
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now you've got him facing this impeachment, and secretary mayorkas, he appears pretty unfazed by this process earlier this month. he said when i say i'm not focused on the impeachment proceedings, clearly a disconnect on the amount of things on secretary mayorkas' plate, the portfolio he has whether the u.s.-mexico border, international threats, and what republicans want him focused on. >> well, if you think about it given this is just a policy conflict and at least a dozen republican senators have acknowledged that over the last couple of days, the public is dramatically on the side of mayorkas and the bipartisan senate deal, which was blown up at the last minute by maga republicans and donald trump because trump doesn't want a border solution. he wants a border crisis to run against. he's got nothing else in the tank. he's running on empty because he can't talk about abortion anymore because the whole country has so decisively turned against him whether we're talking about kansas or ohio or pennsylvania or florida. they can't talk about that so it's just immigration. he also had vla
now you've got him facing this impeachment, and secretary mayorkas, he appears pretty unfazed by this process earlier this month. he said when i say i'm not focused on the impeachment proceedings, clearly a disconnect on the amount of things on secretary mayorkas' plate, the portfolio he has whether the u.s.-mexico border, international threats, and what republicans want him focused on. >> well, if you think about it given this is just a policy conflict and at least a dozen republican...
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the senate must hold a trial for seak mayorkas' impeachment -- secretary mayorkas' impeachment because he needs to be held accountable. you can't just ignore our laws like that and make a joke out of it. this is, again, our security, the fentanyl that's coming in, the people that are going to be part of terrorist cells that are known, the people that -- they have caught and turned away from very questionable, very dangerous associations. so this is no joke. this is no just, you know, shouting in the wilderness. this is very real. and how again this administration continues to get away with it blows my mind. and a lot of minds of the american people out there. how can this be happening? so, president biden lately is talking about, well, does he have the authority to make a move on further enforcing the border. it's an executive action. the laws are on the books. we've legislated on that. we put forward funding on that. and so the president and his action is to execute and to enforce the laws that are on the books. if we would execute and enforce them properly to the fullest extent we co
the senate must hold a trial for seak mayorkas' impeachment -- secretary mayorkas' impeachment because he needs to be held accountable. you can't just ignore our laws like that and make a joke out of it. this is, again, our security, the fentanyl that's coming in, the people that are going to be part of terrorist cells that are known, the people that -- they have caught and turned away from very questionable, very dangerous associations. so this is no joke. this is no just, you know, shouting...
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here he is explaining why mayorkas is being impeached. >> mayorkas is not impeached for being incompetent or negligent, this invasion is not an accident, it is not that they're bad at the job. sadly, it is that alejandro mayorkas is very good at the job he's trying to do and the job he is trying to do is maximize number of illegal immigrants in america. this is absolutely deliberate and this is flouting the law. >> lucas: white house spokesman calls it a pr stunt, writing if know ares believe this impeachment was so urgent, they wouldn't have delayed for two months and now delayed it again for another week. lays bear how void of substance this pr stunt is. many would like president biden to bring back trump policies, including remain in mexico, which biden scrapped first day in office. >> president biden: i would have that power under legislation when the border has 500,000 people, 5000 people per day trying to cross the border because can't manage it. slow it up. there is no guarantee i have that power all by myself without legislation. and some have suggested i should go ahead and try i
here he is explaining why mayorkas is being impeached. >> mayorkas is not impeached for being incompetent or negligent, this invasion is not an accident, it is not that they're bad at the job. sadly, it is that alejandro mayorkas is very good at the job he's trying to do and the job he is trying to do is maximize number of illegal immigrants in america. this is absolutely deliberate and this is flouting the law. >> lucas: white house spokesman calls it a pr stunt, writing if know...
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where members of the senate have begun dhs secretary mayorkas' inch impeachment trial we see senators are being sworn in to oversee that trial of homeland security secretary mayorkas come democrats are expected to dismiss the case expeditiously according to what we have heard so far, we know republicans are going to try to carry that out. they will try to make this process is lengthy and as politically painful as possible so we are watching this as it has officially begun after they came from house to the senate yesterday and we will continue watching this for you. >> bill: we shall end in the meantime some medical news interesting stuff here important as well groundbreaking research offers great hope for children with cancer. that creates a personalized approach that combines dna analysis with drug testing on tumors. if it works, it would quickly figure out which treatment works best. dr. marc siegel fox news contributor with me now, good to see you good afternoon. this is florida international unit combining dna analysis with drug testing. you've seen the research doesn't work as an
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mayorkas is carrying out biden's policy. i don't think that is in defense of mayorkas i think that's biden. >> part of that may be a political question too, andy. i don't know what your interpretation would be but maybe they felt like it was just too hot to touch. i'm sorry, just coming out of two impeachment of president trump, would they go there yet again? >> i would say two things about this. number one to the extent of the democrats saying this is a political stunt, i would not call it a political stunt but it is political. it's about accountability, it's not a stun. is trying to focus the country's attention to put the attention on the crisis of the border and this is a good way of drawing the public attention to it. the fact that democrats are fighting so hard against having a trial is an indication that even though they know they will be deeply criticized over that, they think it's better to take that hit then actually to have a trial where you show the country the border day after day after day. speed to andy, some
mayorkas is carrying out biden's policy. i don't think that is in defense of mayorkas i think that's biden. >> part of that may be a political question too, andy. i don't know what your interpretation would be but maybe they felt like it was just too hot to touch. i'm sorry, just coming out of two impeachment of president trump, would they go there yet again? >> i would say two things about this. number one to the extent of the democrats saying this is a political stunt, i would not...
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i'm off to a hearing with the secretary mayorkas. we'll be walking over articles of impeachment today. we are going to demand the senate do their constitutional responsibilities. and hold a trial. this man is responsible for 200,000 people who are dead now because of fentanyl. this man is responsible for 350 on the terror watch list in this country now. posing a threat every day. nine million encounters. he is responsible for releasing aggravated felons. in fact, in a memo he told his agents, disregard congress' law. it says mandatory detention for aggravated felons. release them into society. we believe he merits impeachment. that is our message. and that is what we intend to do. with that i want to turn it over to our whip, mr. emmer. mr. emmer: iran's unprecedented attack against israel this past weekend was a ruflt joe biden's disturbing pattern of appeasement on the world chenoweth-hage. look no further than -- on the world stage. look no further than his failed policy decisions over the past three years. february, 2021, joe bid
i'm off to a hearing with the secretary mayorkas. we'll be walking over articles of impeachment today. we are going to demand the senate do their constitutional responsibilities. and hold a trial. this man is responsible for 200,000 people who are dead now because of fentanyl. this man is responsible for 350 on the terror watch list in this country now. posing a threat every day. nine million encounters. he is responsible for releasing aggravated felons. in fact, in a memo he told his agents,...