Floor Remarks by Congressman Rob Menendez on the House Republicans' Partisan, Sham Impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, Congressman Rob Menendez delivered floor remarks on the partisan impeachment proceedings of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 

A transcript can be found below:

I rise today to oppose the partisan, sham impeachment proceedings against a dedicated and honorable public servant, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 

Secretary Mayorkas has done his job while operating within a broken immigration system that Congress... that this Congress has refused to fix. 

Instead of working with House Democrats and the Biden Administration on serious solutions, House Republicans are focused on one thing - appeasing former President Donald Trump.

This impeachment is an unconstitutional abuse of power. It is clear that policy differences are not grounds for impeachment. 

Even worse, in the partisan nature of these proceedings are the alleged facts that they are based on. 

To build their case, House Republicans work with and cite reports from groups such as the Center for Immigration Studies, a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group.

When I attempted to introduce an amendment to point this out, it was rejected by House Republicans twice in committee, once in Homeland and once in Rules.

All because Republicans don't want Americans to know that anti-migrant hate groups form the foundation of the case that we are listening to today.  

I stand with my Democratic colleagues against this partisan impeachment, and I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote no.

Thank you. And I yield back.