Jonathon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC -- Today, after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy refused to act, Congress passed H.Res. 72, stripping Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) of her assignments to the Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee, minimizing any effect she could have on legislation.
In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz and Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Director Jessica Morehead released the following statement:
“Members of Congress are presented with the honorable opportunity to lead our country by crafting and passing legislation that creates progress -- leaving a lasting legacy greater than any one individual. Marjorie Taylor Greene has made it clear she views Congress as a megaphone to peddle her hate and advance dangerous and deadly conspiracy theories. By wrapping themselves in their own creation, Congressional Republicans have only further confirmed that the call is coming from inside the house.
“Today’s vote must only be the first step in holding those that have sowed the seeds of hate and a fatal insurrection accountable. Donald Trump must be convicted, and Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and those Congressional Republicans whose actions fueled an attack on our country must be immediately expelled. There can never be unity, a safe working place, nor an equitable democracy when insurrectionists and white supremacists are permitted to roam the halls of Congress freely.”
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