6 Dems Help Pass House Resolution Condemning VP Harris As ‘Border Czar’

The GOP-led House passed a resolution in bipartisan fashion on Thursday to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris as “border czar” and the Biden administration for its inability to curb illegal immigration.

Six Democrats joined with 214 Republicans in voting for the measure. Another 196 Democrats voted against it. Sixteen members, including six Republicans and 10 Democrats, did not cast a vote. The Democrats who broke ranks were Reps. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Mary Peltola (D-AK), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA).

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the chairwoman of the House GOP Conference, introduced a resolution on Tuesday after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. Harris has since gathered the support of enough delegates to win the Democratic Party’s nomination.

The resolution “strongly condemns the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border.” It further “affirms that the American people deserve elected officials who understand the gravity of the crisis at the border and who will execute the policies to fix the border crisis.” The resolution also “clearly and firmly states that the continuation of the Biden, Harris border policies would be disastrous for both the United States and the American people.”

Biden tasked Harris with leading his administration’s efforts to deal with Mexico and other countries to stem the tide of migration to the southern U.S. border in March 2021. At the time, Harris said the government “must address the root causes…that cause people to make the trek.”

Stefanik’s resolution accuses Biden and Harris of instituting “far left Democrat open border policies” and making the border crisis “significantly worse” by formally ending former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program in August 2022.

Other clauses in the resolution reference how the VP waited 93 days before visiting the border, officials recording millions of illegal immigrant encounters since Biden and Harris took office, murders of Americans committed by illegal immigrants, people on the terrorist watch list trying to cross the border, costs on taxpayers, and other issues.

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“Today my resolution condemning Kamala Harris for her role as Joe Biden’s open border czar passed the House. Let me be clear: Harris and every elected Democrat owns this historic border crisis that has turned every community into a border community. It is time that we return to President Donald Trump’s border security policies that put the safety of American citizens first,” Stefanik after the vote.

“At our Northern Border in the Swanton Sector, I have seen firsthand with the Border Patrol the disastrous consequences of Kamala Harris’ failed Far Left open border agenda which caused a historic surge in illegal crossings like we have never seen at our Northern Border before including individuals on the terrorist watchlist,” she added. “Kamala Harris didn’t just create a national security crisis, but a humanitarian crisis that has endangered the lives of millions. House Republicans will secure the border.”

Republicans Raise American Flags, Recite Pledge Of Allegiance After Far-Left Protesters Tore Them Down, Burned Them

Several House Republicans replaced the three American flags that were torn down in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday by “pro-Hamas protesters” who burned them while chanting “Allahu Akbar”.

“Earlier today, pro-Hamas protesters took down the American flags at Union Station, burned them and raised Palestinian flags,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted on X. “Tonight, we righted their wrong. American flags are once again flying over Union Station. We will not let the terrorist mob win.”

🚨 Speaker Johnson and a group of House Republicans led by @RepWilliams say the Pledge of Allegiance after replacing the American flags that were taken down by those protesting Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/lvwm0SMBoS

— Ryan Schmelz (@RyanSchmelzFOX) July 25, 2024

Johnson was accompanied by multiple Republican members of Congress, many of whom are U.S. military veterans, including Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), and Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX).

“We raised the flags back up🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸,” Crenshaw posted on X. “Earlier today, terrorist sympathizers tore down the American flags at Union Station, burned them, and raised the Palestinian flag in its place. After votes tonight, a group of members, including many veterans and the Speaker of the House, took our flag back and raised it.”

“Took a while to get it done because the Hamas supporters broke the connections, but DC police helped us out and got us zip ties,” he added.

We raised the flags back up🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Earlier today, terrorist sympathizers tore down the American flags at Union Station, burned them, and raised the Palestinian flag in its place. After votes tonight, a group of members, including many veterans and the Speaker of the House, took… pic.twitter.com/hYbqLmxe21

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 25, 2024

“Tearing down and burning the American flag in the name of Hamas is disgusting and reprehensible,” Van Orden wrote. “These terrorist sympathizers will not win. The American flag will fly again.”

The extremists, some of whom were flying Hamas flags and wearing Hamas headbands, were protesting in response to the Israeli Prime Minister delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday where he thanked lawmakers for their continued support of Israel.

“We recently learned from the U.S. Director of National Intelligence that Iran is funding and promoting anti-Israel protests in America,” he said. “They want to disrupt America.”

He said that those participating in the protests were “Iran’s useful idiots” since they were supporting a terrorist regime that “hangs gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair.”

“Some of these protestors, it’s amazing. Absolutely amazing. Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming, ‘Gays for Gaza,’” he said. “They might as well hold up signs saying, ‘Chickens for KFC.’ These protesters chant, ‘From the river to the sea,’ but many don’t have a clue what river and what sea they’re talking about. They not only get an F in geography, they get an F in history.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu: “They refuse to make the simple distinction between those who target terrorists and those who targets civilians, between the democratic state of visual and the terrorist thugs of hamas we recently learned from the national security… pic.twitter.com/eYH02IEWQo

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 24, 2024