To suppress entire state-certified vote counts without adjudication in the courts and using a disinformationĬampaign of lies and conspiracy theories was a months-long, multifarious attempted coup. Presidential election decided instead by incumbent politicians running in the very same election. President Trump, his senior government advisors, and Republican legislators collaborated to have the 2020 This story has been updated with additional information and background.Our work to hold Congress accountable only matters if elections are decided by counting votes. Newsweek reached out to Hawley's office for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication. Four senators on the committee, including Hawley, voted against Mayorkas' nomination.

Seven senators voted to push Mayorkas' nomination to the next step.

'Every day that this confirmation process is delayed places the American people and our national security at risk,' Peters said during the committee meeting. Michigan Senator Gary Peters, the new Democratic chairman of the committee, called upon his colleagues in the Senate to confirm Mayorkas' nomination quickly. Mayorkas' nomination ultimately passed through the committee on Tuesday. 'People who identify those errors, recognize them and are willing to take a different course in the future are people who I generally will support or provide the opportunity to given an opportunity to demonstrate that behavior in the future,' he said. 'I've made errors in my life, I've seen others that I have had the occasion to hire acknowledge errors in their life,' Romney told the committee before voting to move Mayorkas' nomination forward.

Mitt Romney of Utah told the committee he had spoken with Mayorkas about the inspector general report and that Mayorkas had acknowledged errors made in the past. Shortly after Johnson spoke, Republican Sen. Mayorkas be confirmed-and again, I am recommending against it-I hope he has learned from his past mistakes and can perform his new duties with the integrity required of the position,' Johnson said. Ron Johnson, the committee's outgoing Republican chairman, read sections from the 2015 report before voting against Mayorkas' nomination moving forward. Citizenship and Immigration Services contributed to a perception of special treatment for some benefits through the agency's EB-5 immigration program. They also referenced concerns about a 2015 DHS Office of the Inspector General report, which said Mayorkas' work while leading the U.S. JOSHUA ROBERTS/AFP via Getty Imagesīefore the committee held its vote on Tuesday, some committee members acknowledged that their opinions on immigration policy differed from that of Mayorkas. The committee voted to move Mayorkas' nomination forward on Tuesday. 'Given this, I cannot consent to skip the standard vetting process and fast-track this nomination when so many questions remain unanswered,' Hawley's statement concluded.Īlejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 19 in Washington, D.C. Earlier that day, Mayorkas 'declined to say he would enforce the laws Congress has already passed to secure the border wall system,' Hawley added. Mayorkas has not adequately explained how he will enforce federal law and secure the southern border given President-elect Biden's promise to roll back major enforcement and security measures,' Hawley said in a January 19 statement. Hawley cited questions regarding Mayorkas' position on enforcing the border between the U.S.

The Biden administration had previously hoped Mayorkas would be confirmed before Biden's inauguration on January 20, according to Politico. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said last week that he was placing a hold on Biden's nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas, the former deputy secretary of the DHS during former President Barack Obama's administration. A Republican-led effort to delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed on Tuesday as the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted to move the nomination forward.

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