House Votes To Strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of Her Committee Assignments
House Democrats have succeeded in their push to punish freshman Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over a series of controversial remarks she made before she became a congresswoman and her adherence to conspiracy…
House Democrats have succeeded in their push to punish freshman Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over a series of controversial remarks she made before she became a congresswoman and her adherence to conspiracy theories.
In a 230 -199 vote on Thursday night, lawmakers voted to advance a resolution to strip Greene of her committee assignments.
Eleven Republican voted in favor of the resolution, just one more than the number of Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump last month.
House Republicans decided against moving to strip Greene of her committee assignments on Wednesday night.
Democrats had called for Republicans to punish Greene over her past controversial comments and apparent endorsement of violence against prominent Democratic politicians.
After Republicans declined to punish Greene, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said, “Anybody who advocates assassinations of members of Congress or anybody, I don’t believe, should enjoy the privilege of serving on a committee.”
He also argued Greene should resign or be expelled from Congress.
In a speech before the vote, Greene renounced her past comments as she said, “These were words of the past, and these things do not represent me, they do not represent my (congressional) district, and they do not represent my values.”