Republicans who defended or flipped seats in districts that Biden won in 2020 have a message for their party leaders: focus on the economy, not impeachment.
Republicans who defended or flipped seats in districts that President Biden won in 2020 have a message for their party leaders: focus on the economy, not impeachment.Some rank-and-file Republicans and leadership aides fear overly politicized investigations — including impeachment — may backfire on a party seeking to rebuild credibility among independents after an underwhelming performance in the midterms.
"I think that for at least the first six months, we should work on making this country energy-independent. We should work on reducing crime across metropolitan areas such as New York City. And then we can start talking about investigations," Rep.-elect George Santos, also of New York, said on Fox News.expressed reluctance about making impeachment the focus of their new majority.
"It’s not something that I support at this juncture. … We need to really focus on economic issues. Inflation is killing us," said Rep. Nancy Mace , a member of the House Oversight Committee.At least seven Biden-district Republicans — Rep. Young Kim as well as Reps.-elect Mike Lawler, George Santos, Brandon Williams and Nick LaLota, all of New York, Jen Kiggans of Virginia and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona — attended Pelosi's retirement speech today.
"I've had members come up to me and mention that," Comer said of impeachment. “It’s not something that’s on my radar. I’m investigating and once we conclude the investigation we’ll turn it over to the appropriate people and go on to the next investigation."
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