{"id":119038,"date":"2021-02-05T09:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119038"},"modified":"2021-02-05T15:43:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:43:18","slug":"house-votes-to-oust-rep-greene-from-two-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-oust-rep-greene-from-two-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to oust Rep. Greene from two committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-oust-rep-greene-from-two-committees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2367122\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2367122\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2367122\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21036615121188-655x437.jpg\" alt width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2367122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 12:38 PM PT \u2013 Friday, February 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Multiple House Republicans voted out of step with party lines in the vote to oust Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her committee assignments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live from the House of Hypocrites <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pIPfn6sfdp\">https:\/\/t.co\/pIPfn6sfdp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1357723466078781444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While a majority of Republicans supported Greene on Thursday, several GOP members voted against her for controversial statements she made in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were words of the past and these things do not represent me,\u201d Greene stated. \u201cThey do not represent my district and they do not represent my values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, 11 House Republicans sided with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Included were Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.), Young Kim (R-Calif.), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<p>Three of the Republicans, Upton, Kinzinger and Katko, also voted to impeach President Trump following demonstrations on January 6.<\/p>\n<p>Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned the move could set a dangerous precedent for other lawmakers and their rights to free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever before in the history of this house has the majority abused its power in this way,\u201d McCarthy stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My full statement on Rep. Taylor Greene: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBjlftVdUn\">https:\/\/t.co\/BBjlftVdUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1357081689856606217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans said the move was hypocritical as Democrats have called for unity for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing a majority resolution to the floor to remove a minority member from her committee assignments is wrong and unprecedented,\u201d Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) stated.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Greene expressed regret for her actions and reaffirmed her position that she has not made such comments during her time in Congress.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-car-stolen-with-10k-worth-of-covid-19-vaccine-inside\/\">Fla. Car Stolen With $10K Worth Of COVID-19 Vaccine Inside<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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