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Speaker Johnson Discusses National Security Supplemental Plan and Urgent Border Security Measures
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson recently appeared on Fox Business and CNN to discuss the House's national security supplemental plan and the pressing need for border security measures.In his interviews, Speaker Johnson highlighted the improvements made to the Senate supplemental bill, emphasizing, "What we've done is we've taken the senate supplemental bill, and we've improved the process and the policy, and that's a really important thing." He elaborated on the changes made, including the addition of measures such as the REPO Act and increased accountabilities and...
House GOP Leadership Statement on Senate Ignoring Constitutional Duty to Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON — House GOP leadership, including Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik, expressed strong condemnation after the Senate voted to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senate's decision was seen as a failure to uphold its constitutional duty to hold a trial.In a joint statement, the House GOP leaders criticized the Senate Democrats for bypassing their responsibility, stating, "By voting unanimously to bypass their constitutional responsibility, every single...