Six House Democrats joined Republicans in voting to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris over the southern border.
On Thursday, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Don Davis (D-N.C.), and Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) joined all Republicans in a 220-196 vote on a non-binding resolution condemning Harris for the border situation.
In a statement, House Republican conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said, “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.”
“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 continued. “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.”
The vote comes as Harris has become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and as Republicans are seeing to tie the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. The push to blame Harris for the border stems from her being tasked with addressing the causes of migration in 2021.
