The Republican Home majority has been outlined by failure and incompetence, however the transfer that will finish their majority was voting for the folly often known as the Biden impeachment investigation.
The vote was 221-212-1. No Democrats voted for the decision, and no Republicans voted in opposition to it.
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Republicans authorize the Biden impeachment investigation 221-212-1. It was a party-line vote that Home Republicans will now personal. pic.twitter.com/R8aYpouXfC
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 13, 2023
Home Oversight Committee Rating Member Jamie Raskin characterized Republicans as refusing to take sure for a solution on the closed door assembly the place Hunter Biden was speculated to be deposed, “Chairmen Comer and [Jim] Jordan won’t take sure for a solution and are as a substitute obstructing their very own investigation by stopping Hunter Biden from showing earlier than the Committee and the American individuals as a result of they know the reality and the info will solely serve to additional expose this embarrassing impeachment inquiry for the sham that it’s.
Republicans don’t desire a clear and clear course of. Republicans don’t wish to current precise proof to the American individuals.
The Biden impeachment investigation is a con that Home Republicans backed to appease Donald Trump.
18 Home Republicans signify districts that President Biden received in 2020. These Republicans should reply to their constituents in lower than a yr.
Republicans have made a variety of horrible strikes within the majority, however pursuing baseless Biden impeachment is certainly one of their worst, and can seemingly price them the Home in 2024.
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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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