U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and Sen. Tammy Duckworth went face-to-face with top Trump administration officials in separate Washington hearings Thursday, with Ramirez calling for an investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s “potentially impeachable actions” and repeatedly calling her a liar.
“Secretary Noem, you lie and you lie to the American people,” Ramirez said at the House Judiciary Committee after playing a clip of Noem saying “no Americans have been arrested or detained — we focus on those who are here illegally.”
Ramirez cited a ProPublica story that reported more than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents. And she accused Noem of “smiling” during her questioning.
“There’s nothing smiling about U.S. citizens,” Ramirez said. “I’m sorry that’s very i

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