Republicans schedule another Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment vote
The vote, scheduled for Tuesday night, comes on the heels of an embarrassing defeat for Republicans when they fell short of the votes needed for impeachment.
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote again on an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after an attempt by Republicans this week fell short.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on Friday indicated that the second impeachment vote would come on Tuesday night. Mayorkas survived the first attempt in a 214-216 vote this week.
Republicans are seeking to oust Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
All Democrats and three Republicans — Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin — voted against impeachment on Tuesday. Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, the vice chair of the GOP conference, also rejected the measure, but only to allow Republicans to bring up the bill again under procedural rules.
Scalise is expected to return to Washington next week after undergoing treatment for blood cancer. His absence was among the reasons Republicans fell short in Tuesday’s vote.
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