Several House Republicans expressed their frustration on Wednesday regarding Rep. Lauren Boebert’s attempt to expedite a vote for the impeachment of President Biden by bypassing the committee process. Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, introduced a privileged resolution on Tuesday evening to impeach Biden over the border crisis, catching members of her own party off guard. Privileged resolutions allow lawmakers to force a vote on the House floor without going through the committee, a move that some Republicans oppose.
While House Oversight Chairman James Comer did not reveal whether he supports Boebert’s resolution, he expressed discontent with how she sidestepped his committee, which had been conducting a months-long investigation into corruption allegations against the Biden family. Comer stated, “I don’t like how she presented it by bypassing the committee process, especially when the investigation in the oversight committee, which she’s on, is producing new information almost daily.”
Other House Republicans echoed Comer’s sentiments. Rep. Don Bacon from Nebraska said, “I think the previous majority cheapened impeachment. I think it was politicized. This shouldn’t be playground games.” He emphasized that impeachment inquiries should go through the Judiciary Committee or Oversight committee after a thorough review of real facts.
Rep. Kelly Armstrong from North Dakota also preferred following regular order and utilizing the committee process, which the Republicans fought hard for during a previous speaker vote. He stated, “I think we fought really hard to get rank-and-file members to have committee access and all of those things. That was a big part of the 15-vote speaker fight, so I think we should use it.”
Although Rep. Boebert was absent from the regular party-wide meeting on Wednesday morning, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer did not provide a definitive response when asked about her actions, saying, “People have a right to do what they want to do.” Democrats, who hold a slim majority in the House, only need a few Republican votes to join them in tabling Boebert’s motion.
In conclusion, House Republicans expressed their dissatisfaction with Rep. Lauren Boebert for attempting to bypass the committee process and expedite a vote on the impeachment of President Biden. While some Republicans agree with Boebert’s concerns, they believe that the impeachment inquiry should follow the regular order and undergo committee review. The resolution is expected to be tabled by Democrats with the support of some Republican members.
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