Iowa 4th District Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined 213 of his GOP colleagues yesterday (Tuesday) in voting to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Feenstra says, “President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas must end the border crisis today by enforcing our nation’s immigration laws, restarting construction on the border wall, and stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl into our communities. It’s as simple as that. Instead, under Secretary Mayorkas’ watch, over 10,000 illegal immigrants are crossing our border every day, our border patrol agents lack the support that they need to do their jobs, and fentanyl manufactured in China continues to flood our rural communities and take precious lives. I regret that Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath of office and protect our nation from foreign threats. For this reason and many more, I voted to impeach him for his dereliction of duty to the American people.” This is the GOP-controlled House’s second vote to impeach Mayorkas. A Feb. 6 resolution narrowly failed to pass, but yesterday’s (Tuesday) vote was approved on a 214-213 margin without support from Democrats. The other Iowa House delegation members, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn, also supported the resolution. The impeachment now goes to the Senate, where it is unlikely to gain any significant traction.
