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Politics
Tatyana Tandanpolie

Republican hypocrisy exposed at hearing

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was called out by Democratic colleagues on the House Floor Monday for contradicting himself as he attempted to defend the impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — with his own words.

The exchange with Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., came during a Monday House Rules Committee hearing on the Republican resolution, which accuses Mayorkas of knowingly making false statements and obstructing "lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" as it pertains to border security, according to The Daily Beast. It also claims that Mayorkas “willfully and systemically refused to comply with the law” by implementing a “catch and release scheme” for migrants ahead of their court dates. 

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