{"id":2151892,"date":"2024-01-17T16:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-fires-back-at-dem-bid-to-censure-her\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:37:55","slug":"stefanik-fires-back-at-dem-bid-to-censure-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-fires-back-at-dem-bid-to-censure-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik retaliates against Dems&#8217; censure attempt"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fstefanik-fires-back-at-dem-bid-to-censure-her%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=2151892&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--><h2>The Third-Ranking House Republican \u2063Condemns Attempt to Censure \u200cHer<\/h2>\n<p>The third-ranking House Republican, Rep. \u200bElise Stefanik (R-NY), fiercely denounced an endeavor to censure her by Rep. Dan Goldman \u200b(D-NY) in\u200b connection to the \u200dU.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, and\u200b beyond.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200ba fiery post on Twitter, Stefanik \u2063declared, &#8220;Desperate corrupt Far Left House Democrats are attempting to force a vote to censure me \u200dfor my unwavering \u200bsupport for the Constitution, the rule of law, and election integrity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, who serves as\u2064 the House Republican \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-more-gop-lawmakers-call-on-liz-cheney-to-step-down-as-house-conference-chair-before-she-destroys-party-it-may-be-too-late\/\" title=\"TWO MORE GOP LAWMAKERS Call on Liz Cheney to Step Down as House Conference Chair Before She Destroys Party \u2014 It May Be Too Late\">conference chairwoman<\/a>, also \u200dshared \u2064a fundraising page \u200bthat accused her opponents\u200d of retaliating against her for exposing the lies and\u200c corruption of President Joe\u200c Biden and\u2063 the Democrats, as well as her unwavering support\u200b for former President Donald \u200bTrump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Desperate corrupt Far Left House Democrats are attempting to force \u200ba vote to censure me for my unwavering support\u200d for the \u200cConstitution, the rule of law, and election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are in desperate free fall because they know President Trump will defeat Joe Biden this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1747694990690546049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January \u200b17, \u200c2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Goldman, \u2063who played a prominent role as lead \u200bcounsel in the \u2064first Trump\u200b impeachment, has emerged as a vocal defender \u2063of Biden and a critic of GOP-led\u2062 inquiries. His office argued that \u200bStefanik&#8217;s \u200dconduct \u2064is unbecoming of a member\u2064 of Congress, particularly taking issue\u200d with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stands-by-referring-to-xi-as-dictator-sees-no-change-in-relations-with-beijing\/\" title=\"Biden maintains calling Xi a 'dictator,' no shift in Beijing ties.\">recent remarks referring<\/a> \u200bto January 6 inmates as &#8220;hostages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The censure resolution against Stefanik also lists several other \u2064grievances, including her concerns about the 2020 election results and her\u2062 criticisms of \u200cspecial counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s case against Trump related to January 6. The resolution calls for Stefanik to present \u200dherself to the House for the pronouncement of the censure.<\/p>\n<p>While censure is a formal\u200c rebuke \u2062and \u200ca less severe punishment than expulsion, it has become more prevalent \u2064in recent times. Last year, several House\u200d members, including Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI),\u200d and Jamaal Bowman \u2062(D-NY), were successfully censured.<\/p>\n<p>However, the resolution against Stefanik faces an uphill battle as \u200bthe GOP has a narrow \u2063hold on the House, and\u200d more than 110\u2063 House Republicans, \u200croughly half of their total number, continue to support Trump in his latest White \u2063House campaign.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was\u2062 among those \u2062who\u200b defended Stefanik, calling the censure resolution absurd and praising her as one of \u2062the best leaders and communicators in Congress.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential consequences\u200b does Rep. Stefanik \u200dface if the censure resolution is passed, and how might it impact her political reputation \u2062and \u200cfuture prospects within the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The attempt to censure\u200b Stefanik comes \u200din the midst of\u2062 ongoing\u200d political turmoil surrounding\u2062 the events that transpired\u200b on \u2062January\u2063 6th. The breach of the\u2064 U.S. Capitol shocked the nation\u2063 and led to widespread\u200c condemnation from both sides of the political spectrum. As investigations into\u200d the\u2063 incident continue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-between-chicago-public-schools-and-teachers-continues\/\" title=\"Standoff between Chicago Public Schools and teachers continues\">tensions remain high<\/a>, and\u2064 partisan \u2063divisions are deepening.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200bstatement, \u200bRep. Goldman alleges that Stefanik played \u2062a\u200b role in perpetuating\u200b the baseless claims of election fraud and\u200c supporting former President Trump&#8217;s attempts to\u2062 overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. He argues\u200b that her actions contributed to the atmosphere that led to\u200b the Capitol breach.<\/p>\n<p>However, Stefanik vehemently denies these allegations and asserts that the attempt to censure her is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-democrats-to-boycott-biden-border-crisis-congressional-hearing-in-texas\/\" title=\"All Democrats to boycott Biden border crisis congressional hearing in Texas\">politically motivated move<\/a> by her\u200d opponents to silence her \u200dvoice.\u2064 She argues that\u200d her unwavering support for the Constitution,\u2063 the rule of \u200dlaw, and\u200b election \u200bintegrity should \u2062be \u2062applauded, not\u200c condemned. She maintains that she has consistently advocated\u2063 for \u200btransparency and accountability in\u200c the electoral \u200bprocess.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik&#8217;s fundraising page supports her claims by accusing her opponents of\u200d retaliation for exposing the alleged\u200d lies and\u200b corruption of \u200dPresident Biden\u2062 and the \u200bDemocratic Party. It suggests that the\u200c attempt to censure\u2062 her is\u200b an act of revenge\u2062 rather than a legitimate response to \u200dher actions.<\/p>\n<p>The censure resolution, if passed, would not \u200bhave \u200cany legal consequences for Stefanik. However, it would serve \u200cas a\u2064 formal reprimand from the House\u2062 of Representatives, damaging her political reputation and potentially affecting her \u2062future prospects within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>The attempt to censure Stefanik \u2063highlights the \u200cdeep divide\u200c within the House of Representatives \u200band the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-senator-indicted-on-bribery-charges-prosecutors\/\" title=\"US Senator charged with bribery: Prosecutors\">wider political landscape<\/a> \u200bin the United States. Both\u2062 Republicans\u200d and Democrats are grappling with \u2063the \u200baftermath of the Capitol \u200bbreach and the implications it has \u200cfor the nation&#8217;s democracy. While calls for unity and healing\u200b are \u2063prevalent, the partisan\u200b nature \u2062of the censure \u200cattempt underscores the challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>As the third-ranking House Republican and the conference chairwoman, Stefanik holds significant \u200cinfluence within\u2063 the party. Her steadfast support for former President\u2064 Trump and her\u2063 defense of election integrity\u200c have \u2063endeared her to many conservative voters.\u2063 However, they have also made \u2063her a\u200d target for\u200d criticism from Democrats who see her as an enabler\u200d of falsehoods and conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the censure attempt will depend on\u200b the votes\u2063 of members of the House. It remains to be seen \u200bwhether Stefanik will face\u200d consequences \u2063for her alleged role\u2064 in\u200c the events leading \u200bup\u200b to\u2064 and following the Capitol breach. Regardless of the outcome, however, the attempt to censure her serves as\u200b a\u2063 reminder of the deep divisions \u2064within\u200c American politics and the\u200d challenges faced \u2063in moving forward and restoring unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the third-ranking House Republican, criticized Rep. Dan Goldman&#8217;s (D-NY) attempt to censure her over her support for the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. 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