'The Worst Border Crisis In American History': John Thune Rips Into Mayorkas

  • 5 months ago
During remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) spoke about Alejandro Mayorkas.

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00:00 On this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 51.
00:04 The motion is not agreed to.
00:07 The pending amendment is the point of order --
00:09 pending motion is the point of order
00:11 raised by the majority leader.
00:13 -Madam President?
00:14 -The senator recognizes the Republican whip.
00:17 -Madam President, I think it goes without saying
00:20 that the Mayorkas-Biden policies
00:26 have led to the worst border crisis in American history.
00:31 7.
00:32 6 million people apprehended.
00:35 1.
00:36 8 million gotaways.
00:38 Who knows how many unknown gotaways?
00:39 -The senator is reminded that we are in a non-debatable position
00:42 in the Senate.
00:43 -The one thing we know is that 357 people
00:45 were on the terrorist watch list
00:47 apprehended coming into this country.
00:49 We have a responsibility to hear these articles of impeachment.
00:53 -The Senate will be in order.
00:55 And, therefore, I move to table the Schumer point of order.
01:00 And I ask for the yeas and nays.
01:02 -Is there a sufficient second?
01:04 There is a sufficient second.
01:06 Clerk will call the roll.
01:07 -Ms. Baldwin.

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