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House Republicans are quietly ramping up their intra-party persuasion campaign to get the votes they need to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — and backers insist they’re making progress.

GOP leaders are facing serious pressure from conservatives eager to fulfill a big promise to the party’s base by voting to recommend the Homeland Security secretary’s removal over Biden administration border policies. But top Republicans remain short of the votes they need to impeach Mayorkas six months into their majority, which leaves their right flank in the position of chief salesperson.

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Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), a member of leadership, expressed more confidence than Biggs that those members would come on board if they forced a vote, adding that the timing is up to McCarthy. But Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), who like Johnson has a seat on Judiciary, suggested Republicans still had work to do before they were likely to move forward on an impeachment vote.

“At this point, the committee is still laying out the facts for the committee members and the American people. … We’ve got a lot of steps to take before an official impeachment proceeding is undertaken but I’m advocating that we move in that direction as quickly as possible,” said Cline, who backs impeachment.

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