'We don't need House censure for idiotic statements,' one House Republican told Axios.
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Tlaib said she has "repeatedly denounced the horrific targeting and killing of civilians by Hamas and the Israeli government" and "mourned the Israeli and Palestinian lives lost."Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to censure Tlaib last week with a resolution accusing her of leading an "insurrection" for speaking at a Capitol Hill protest last month calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
That resolution failed after more than two dozen Republicans voted against it – many citing the "insurrection" language as the reason for their opposition.Several Republicans voted against both measures due to concerns about punishing colleagues for controversial statements or a beleaguered view of persistent, hyper-partisan censure fights.
"We don't need House censure for idiotic statements," Rep. John Duarte told Axios ahead of the vote. "It's a waste of time ... We can express ourselves and our disagreements through our communications people."Share on linkedin
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