LEE KRAMER'S ROOM: With Views

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"They hid one of their members, waiting to the last minute, watching to see our votes, trying to throw us off," she told reporters after the vote.

I found where they hid him! He was in the hospital!

Al Green leaves hospital to cast vote against Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment.

Al Green surprised House members when he entered the chamber in a wheelchair while wearing hospital scrubs.

The 76-year-old's trip from the emergency room, where he was having abdominal surgery, proved decisive.

House Republicans ultimately failed to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas with the final tally at 216-214.

Mr Mayorkas is blamed by Republicans for a record surge in illegal immigration at the US southern border.

Mr Green, who has served as a House representative for the 9th district of Texas since 2005, asked his doctors whether he could leave the hospital momentarily to cast his vote. He later had transportation arranged for him by Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

After arriving at the Capitol, Mr Green's vitals were checked by an attending physician.

In an unexpected twist for Republicans who were calculating that they had enough votes to pass the measure, Mr Green rolled onto the House floor in a wheelchair. He then cast the tie vote, which caused an uproar and prompted Democrats to yell "order".

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