House Dem Drops Censure Resolution Against Marjorie Taylor Greene Following Her Apology

A House Democrat says he will not move forward with a resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for comparing COVID-19 measures to the Holocaust following her apology.

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said in a statement on Tuesday night, “I believe that words matter and that they have consequences. Elected officials, and especially members of Congress, have a great responsibility to carefully measure our words and be as precise as possible when we communicate. Sometimes we may stumble in our message. When we do, we should be given the chance to clarify exactly what we intended to say and promptly set the record straight.”

“When I heard Representative 👤Marjorie Taylor Greene initial make her comparison of our nation’s Covid-response to the Holocaust, and then repeat it again and again, I never expected a retraction or an apology,” he continued.

He went on to say the Georgia Congresswoman “has a long history of unapologetically inflammatory and dangerous rhetoric.”

“I was therefore pleasantly surprised to learn that she made the time to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum (where I have the honor of serving as a trustee), and I appreciate that after her visit she understood the harm of her comparison and offered an apology,” he said, adding, “In light of her apology, I am electing not to go forward at this time with introducing a resolution of censure.”

Finally, he vowed