Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.)

Lower chamber of Congress will vote on Biden appointee’s status in office ‘as soon as possible,’ according to Speaker Mike Johnson.

“Look, this is our duty,” Mr. Green said. “If [Mr. Mayorkas] was Republican, I'd be doing this.”

Allowing foreigners to enter the US and be quickly released into the country is encouraging record numbers of illegal immigrants, officials contend.