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Mike Johnson: “We've been asking Alexander, Secretary Mayorkas since he…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Face the Nation full interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:23

But these are very, very real and immediate issues, what you're describing. It is a crisis. So don't you need the help of the Homeland Security Secretary instead of trying to impeach him? We've been asking Alexander, Secretary Mayorkas since he took office to enforce the law, to do his job, and he's done exactly the opposite. He's testified untruthfully before Congress. Focus the congressional resources on going ahead with an impeachment when they could be dealing with the actual issues here on the ground. (06:23–06:32)

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Asserts Secretary Mayorkas has not enforced immigration laws as requested.

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