Democrats reportedly brought Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), fresh from surgery, to the House of Representatives on Tuesday so he could vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It has been reported.
Greene reportedly appeared on the House floor in a hospital gown to cast a surprise vote, which may have been the deciding factor in blocking Mayorkas’ impeachment — a move Republicans have been pushing since last year. They have accused him of not responding to impeachment. Laws enforcing the southern border with Mexico.
“Then, like a scene from a political thriller, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green appears in a wheelchair, wearing a blue hospital gown and tan socks, to cast a surprise vote at the last moment. He voted no.” new york times I got it. on Tuesday night.
“Mr. Greene’s vote was decisive. It tied the vote 215-215, handing Speaker Mike Johnson a stunning defeat.”
Just when it looked like the vote was headed for a tie, Democratic Rep. Al Green, who drove in without shoes and wearing what looked like hospital scrubs as pants, said he had undergone surgery. Stated. But he began voting against impeachment.
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— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) February 6, 2024
Greene told reporters in an interview from her hospital bed that she came to vote without knowing it would be such a deciding factor. He had undergone abdominal surgery last Friday.
“I had decided to vote a long time ago, but I didn’t know how close it would be,” Green said. “I never expected my vote to make a difference. I came because it’s personal.”
“I had to cast this vote because this is a good, decent man whose reputation should not be tarnished,” Greene said of Mayorkas.
Greene famously tried to impeach former President Donald Trump three times during her time in office and failed each time.
of times “I went straight to my doctor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol, where my blood pressure and temperature were taken,” Green said.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 8, 2024. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The paper added, “He insisted on an impeachment vote, saying, ‘not for the sake of drama,’ but ‘because this was an important vote to me.'”
As Breitbart News reported, Republicans failed to impeach Mayorkas with a historic 216-214 vote against impeachment.
“Representatives Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) announced before the vote that they would vote against impeachment. As did Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.). “I participated in the vote along with the United Democratic Party.” “After the vote, Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) voted against the bill, but only for procedural reasons so that the House could vote on the bill again at some point.”
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