[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2758]
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                          Mayorkas Impeachment

  Mr. President, on another matter, this afternoon, we expect the House 
will deliver the Articles of Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary 
Alejandro Mayorkas. I urge all my colleagues to be in their seats when 
the articles are presented later today.
  Once we receive the articles, the Senate will convene on Wednesday as 
a Court of Impeachment, and Senators will be sworn in as jurors. Senate 
President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside.
  As I have said repeatedly, we want to address this issue as 
expeditiously as possible. Impeachment should never be used to settle a 
policy disagreement.
  Let me say that again. Impeachment should never be used to settle a 
policy disagreement.
  Talk about awful precedence? This would set an awful precedent for 
Congress. Every time there is a policy disagreement in the House, they 
send it over here and tie the Senate in knots to do an impeachment 
trial? That is absurd. That is an abuse of the process. That is more 
chaos.
  Nevertheless, when the House is ready to send us the articles, the 
Senate will act.