House GOP leaders are discussing a floor vote this week to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris over her handling of the border, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the talks who were granted anonymity to speak frankly about internal discussions.
While the resolution led by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) isn’t guaranteed to come to the House floor, members were told it was a possibility during a closed-door Republican leadership meeting on Monday night. The decision ultimately rests with Speaker Mike Johnson.
Republicans plan to hammer Harris on the border until Election Day, with the party immediately looking for ways to ding the vice president after Biden’s bombshell drop-out announcement on Sunday.
Stefanik quickly announced the resolution after Biden’s announcement and subsequent support of Harris — marking one of the first legislative steps House Republicans are considering after the seismic shift in Democratic politics.
“I am introducing a resolution condemning Kamala Harris’ role as Joe Biden’s ‘Border czar’ leading to the most catastrophic open border crisis in history,” Stefanik wrote on X on Sunday.
During a private GOP leadership meeting Monday night, the message to members was that they were looking at a Thursday vote on the resolution, according to the third person familiar with the matter. Still, the timing is fluid.
Republicans will need near unity to get the resolution through the House — a frequent challenge for their slim majority. But it is likely to have a better shot than other anti-Biden and anti-Harris options floated by House conservatives, including passing a resolution calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Biden or trying to impeach either of them.
