The House of Representatives voted to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris' role as the Biden administration's 'border czar.'
The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris' handling of the U.S. southern border, the first piece of legislation targeting Harris since she became Democrats' presumptive 2024 nominee. Six Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for the measure, which passed 220-196.
During debate on the bill, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who's leading the effort, accused Harris of overseeing 'failed and dangerous policies as Joe Biden's border czar that caused the most catastrophic border crisis in this nation's history.' House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., similarly opened debate with, 'We've been told that Vice President Harris' job was to find the root causes of the crisis.
Testing new campaign messaging is not a good use of the House's time,' said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee. Thompson called the bill a 'second-rate attempt at election interference,' adding, 'Perhaps it's also an ethics violation, since my Republican colleagues are blatantly using House resources for campaign purposes.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., accused Republicans of 'making up' the border czar title in his weekly press conference on Friday. The resolution is the House's last vote before Congress recesses for the month of August, to return after Labor Day. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
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