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Senator urges Senate to hold full impeachment trial for DHS Secretary Mayorkas; unanimous-consent move blocked
Summary
A senator proposed a resolution to force a Senate impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas within seven session days and to set procedural rules; a unanimous-consent request to advance a related Senate resolution (S. Res. 624) was objected to, and no immediate action occurred.
An unidentified senator on the Senate floor urged colleagues to hold a full impeachment trial for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and offered a resolution to set a tight timetable and procedural rules for the proceedings.
"Madam president, the House impeached Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas," the senator said, arguing the Senate has a constitutional duty to adjudicate the charges rather than dismiss them without a verdict. The senator said the resolution would require the Senate to begin deliberations no later than seven session days after receiving the articles, would afford Mayorkas up to seven session days to respond, and would set deadlines for trial briefs and filing of House records,…
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