{"id":2231983,"date":"2024-04-28T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-proposes-banning-foreign-flags-on-house-floor\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T15:20:26","slug":"republican-proposes-banning-foreign-flags-on-house-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-proposes-banning-foreign-flags-on-house-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Member Suggests Prohibiting Foreign Flags in Congress"},"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\">16<\/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%2Frepublican-proposes-banning-foreign-flags-on-house-floor%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=2231983&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--><p>Republican lawmakers support Rep. Kat Cammack&#8217;s resolution\u200c to ban foreign flags in the U.S. House of Representatives. The move \u2062comes after Democrats waved Ukrainian flags during the passage\u2063 of a $95 billion foreign aid bill, mainly aiding Ukraine. \u200cThe resolution aims to uphold American unity and values by allowing only the U.S. flag on display during House sessions. Republican legislators are backing \u2064Rep. Kat Cammack&#8217;s proposal to prohibit foreign \u2062flags \u2062in the U.S. House of Representatives.\u2063 This stance follows Democrats displaying Ukrainian flags during the approval of a $95 billion foreign aid bill, \u2062focused on supporting Ukraine. \u2062The resolution \u200cemphasizes American unity by permitting only the U.S. flag\u2063 in\u2064 House sessions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are rallying behind a resolution from Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) that would prohibit members from bringing or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-senate-majority-leader-schumer-a-democrat-waves-flag-of-communist-china\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Schumer, Democrat Senate Majority Leader, Waves Chinese Communist Flag\">displaying foreign flags<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> floor.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-grand-theft-auto-claiming-its-responsible-for-increased-carjackings\/\" title=\"Illinois Lawmaker Wants To Ban \u2018Grand Theft Auto,\u2019 Claiming It\u2019s Responsible For Increased Carjackings\">proposed ban<\/a> comes after Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/us\/politics\/house-foreign-aid-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waved<\/a> small Ukrainian flags on the House floor when the chamber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> a $95 billion foreign aid package that allocated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-package-with-possible-tiktok-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$61 billion<\/a> toward boosting Ukraine in its war against Russia and giving assistance to regional partners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last Saturday, out-of-touch politicians sent tens of billions of your taxpayer dollars to Ukraine and rubbed it in our faces.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress should never wave the flag of another nation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zw4Wu0JOEE\">pic.twitter.com\/Zw4Wu0JOEE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldsPress\/status\/1783866736875327509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn the floor of the United States House of Representatives, there should only be one flag on display: ours,\u201d Cammack <a href=\"https:\/\/cammack.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-cammack-introduces-resolution-prohibit-members-bringing-or-displaying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe make serious decisions on behalf of the American people and their taxpayer dollars on the House floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cThis business should be carried out beneath no other banner than our stars and stripes to remind us of who we represent and why this nation is the greatest in the history of the world. I\u2019m glad to have earned the support of dozens of my colleagues who join me in standing up for the American people and putting our nation before all others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cammack.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/cammack.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/CAMMAC_076_FlagRes_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a>, members would not be allowed to bring or display the flag of any foreign nation on the floor while the House is in session. Enforcement would be handled by the House sergeant-at-arms. Two exceptions are listed: members wearing a lapel pin showing the flag of a foreign nation and depicting foreign flags as part of an exhibit by members during a speech or debate under House rules.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKatCammack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepKatCammack<\/a> officially introduced her resolution to ban displaying foreign flags on the House floor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uryPlLpsse\">pic.twitter.com\/uryPlLpsse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliegraceb\/status\/1783874019709559049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether the resolution would get a vote, but Cammack\u2019s office said it had dozens of co-sponsors at the time of introduction, including Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Byron Donalds (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714129450076000&#038;usg=AOvVaw11MUL_oXewNl-yGfGqnuu8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States House of Representatives works for one body and one country. It is unacceptable for a Member to be waving any flag on the House floor that is not the American flag. I appreciate the leadership of Rep. Cammack on this issue,\u201d Bice said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds condemned \u201cout-of-touch politicians\u201d who \u201csent tens of billions of your taxpayer dollars to Ukraine and rubbed it in our faces.\u201d He added, \u201cMembers of Congress should never wave the flag of another nation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. I proudly stand with Rep. Cammack to ensure that disgraceful acts like this never occur again. Our government must put the American people first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers support Rep. Kat Cammack&#8217;s resolution to ban displaying foreign flags in Congress. 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