House GOP eyes formal vote on Biden impeachment inquiry
Washington,
November 30, 2023
House Republicans may hold an official vote in the coming weeks on authorizing their impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Why it matters: Lawmakers and aides say the move would give Congress greater standing to force the Biden administration to comply with their requests for information. The announcement comes after Hunter Biden responded to a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee seeking closed-door testimony by offering instead to testify publicly. Driving the news: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) teased a potential vote in a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on Wednesday morning, according to several lawmakers present. "They are taking temperatures," said one of the members. Click here to read more. |