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In a major blow to the Biden administration, the U.S. House of Representatives successfully on Wednesday voted to pass the resolution to advance the Biden impeachment inquiry.
Congress voted 221-212 along party lines to pass the resolution, pushing Republicans’ impeachment efforts forward.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., touted the major victory on X, stating, “Today, the House took a critical step in our investigation into serious matters involving President Joe Biden by formally opening an impeachment inquiry.”
He continued, “As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, today’s vote of the full House of Representatives authorizing the inquiry puts us in the strongest position to enforce these subpoenas in court.” He added, “We do not take this responsibility lightly and will not prejudge the investigation’s outcome. But the evidentiary record is impossible to ignore.”
Discussing the basis for the inquiry, Speaker Johnson said, “We have seen witness testimony and bank records showing millions of dollars flowing to the Biden family from foreign adversaries. Witnesses have testified about the President’s numerous interactions with his family’s foreign clients.”
Johnson also slammed the consequences of the Biden administration’s reckless actions on American public.
“The President and White House have repeatedly misled the public, shifted the goalposts, and stonewalled our investigation,” he wrote. “As Chairmen Comer, Jordan and Smith have done all along, we will continue to follow the facts where they lead. The American people deserve answers. This impeachment inquiry will help us find them.”