By Annie Grayer and Morgan Rimmer | CNNHouse Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green is not planning to seek reelection for his congressional seat, he announced Wednesday, in the wake of the House voting to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “At the start of the 118th Congress, I promised my constituents to pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable,” Green said in a statement. “Today, with the House having passed H.R. 2, which passed the GOP-majority House in May but is unlikely to move forward in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Green’s retirement comes as a wave of prominent House Republican lawmakers including GOP committee chairs have announced they are heading for the exits.

Source: CNN February 15, 2024 05:13 UTC