Marjorie Taylor Greene Would Be First Republican To Be Expelled From Congress
On 5/27/21 at 8:25 AM EDT
Calls for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to be expelled from the House of Representatives have grown in recent days following her comments comparing COVID-19 safety measures to the Holocaust.
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Just 20 members have been expelled since the first Congress met in 1789 15 senators and five representatives.
No Republican has ever been expelled from either chamber. All five of those removed from the House were members of the Democratic Party.
In 1861, three Democrats were expelled for supporting the Confederate rebellion against the U.S. government. This was the first time any member of the House had suffered the ultimate sanction available to the chamber.
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Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission
The House will vote Wednesday evening on a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack, and Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Kevin McCarthy are urging members to vote no. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday. He opposes the independent commission.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, announced on Wednesday that he would oppose the creation of an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, joining other top Republicans in an effort to bury the bipartisan proposal as it heads to a vote in the House.