{"id":16742,"date":"2021-02-01T23:26:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=157259"},"modified":"2021-02-01T23:26:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:26:48","slug":"the-house-must-step-in-dems-introduce-resolution-to-oust-marjorie-taylor-greene-from-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/01\/the-house-must-step-in-dems-introduce-resolution-to-oust-marjorie-taylor-greene-from-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The House Must Step In’: Dems Introduce Resolution to Oust Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Democrats on Monday introduced a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments over the Georgia Republican’s current and past lies and bigotry.<\/p>\n

“Reducing the future harm that she can cause in Congress, and denying her a seat at committee tables… is both a suitable punishment and a proper restraint of her influence.”
\u2014Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/span><\/p>\n

NBC News<\/em> reports<\/a> the resolution, sponsored by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), will be considered by the House Rules Committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Democratic lawmakers were appalled after GOP leadership last week appointed<\/a> Greene to the House Education and Labor as well as House Budget committees.<\/p>\n

“Reducing the future harm that she can cause in Congress, and denying her a seat at committee tables where fact-based policies will be drafted, is both a suitable punishment and a proper restraint of her influence,” Wasserman Schultz said of Greene during a virtual press conference.<\/p>\n

“We can’t stop her from speaking,” Wasserman Schultz continued. “What we can do though, is essentially render her nearly powerless. That’s what the intent of this resolution is.”<\/p>\n

“If Republicans won’t police their own, the House must step in,” she added. <\/p>\n

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Group of House Democrats introduce resolution in the House that would remove Rep. Greene from her 2 committee assignments as a consequence for her inflammatory and false statements. https:\/\/t.co\/0LqdJ3qrYp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The lawmakers’ resolution followed a Monday ultimatum<\/a> from House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warning him that if GOP lawmakers don’t move to oust Greene from her committee assignments withtin 72 hours, Democrats would take the matter to the House floor. <\/p>\n

Hoyer said via a spokesperson that Greene “must be held accountable for her reprehensible statements, and I am discussing with members the best course of action to do so.”<\/p>\n

Greene, who was elected<\/a> to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District with nearly 75% of votes cast in the November 2020 election, has since become one of the most controversial figures in U.S. politics. Among other things, she has: <\/p>\n