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Days into the new year when Congress is typically making new members feel welcome and preparing for a full slate of new laws to consider, they instead are preparing an article of impeachment for a second time against President Donald Trump.

House Republicans blocked a resolution aimed at encouraging the removal of Trump through the 25th Amendment, according to USA TODAY, while Democrats introduced a new impeachment article against the president.

The two-pronged effort to remove Trump from office in the waning days of his presidency comes after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol last week in a deadly riot.

Although the resolution was blocked, Democrats can bring up the 25th Amendment resolution on Tuesday and the House could consider the impeachment article Wednesday.

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But Congress is not united in the endeavor, including Mississippi lawmakers.

Third District Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, said he opposed the actions led by House Democrats to unseat Trump.

"Last week was one of the more difficult weeks for our nation in recent history," Guest said in an emailed statement. "The pictures that appeared across the nation on television and computer screens will never rest easily in the minds of Americans.

"I believe the resolution urging Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Trump and the articles of impeachment that are being discussed in the House of Representatives would be counterproductive."

Guest said the move to remove the president from office is further dividing not only members of Congress but the country, too.

"At this decisive moment in our history, we must focus on uniting our country and avoid stoking the fiery tensions currently consuming our nation," he said.

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Sen Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, also opposed efforts to remove the president from office.

“In accordance with our Constitution, the orderly transfer of power will occur at noon on Jan. 20," he said. "The best way for our country to heal and move past the events of last week would be for this process to continue.”

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Monday indicated she does not support efforts to remove the president, either by invoking the 25th Amendment or a hurried impeachment process, her spokesman Chris Gallegos said in an email. 

District 1 and District 4 Reps. Trent Kelly and Steven Palazzo, both Republicans, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.