House Republicans are preparing to vote on a resolution to condemn the Biden administration and Vice President Harris specifically for their handling of the US-Mexico border.
The move is an apparent reaction to Harris becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee following President Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he would no longer run for re-election.
It also previews the political arguments Republicans will make against Harris as they adjust to the changing political environment.
O resolution, led by GOP conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.), references Harris’ role as “border czar,” although that was not an official title Biden gave Harris, nor was it requested She oversees all policies on the US-Mexico border. Biden asked Harris to lead a diplomatic campaign to address the basis of migration from Central American countries.
Still, the resolution criticizes Harris for taking “93 days as border czar before finally visiting the southern border on June 25, 2021” and charging that “the open border policies of President Biden’s far-left Democrats and the Border Czar Harris are to blame for this historic crisis.”
Republican leaders added a vote on the resolution to the week’s schedule Monday night. The House Rules Committee will meet for an emergency hearing Tuesday afternoon to prepare the resolution for a floor vote.
“Kamala Harris’s failed leadership has led to the most catastrophic open border crisis in history,” Stefanik said in a statement. “Biden’s open border czar, Kamala Harris, and every elected Democrat are responsible for this border crisis and they must all be held accountable for their role in endangering our national security and turning every community into a border community.”
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