Mr McConnell's comments come as Democrats in the US House move to strip conspiracy theory-backing Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments if Republicans don't do it first.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said on Monday that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of conspiracy theories was a “cancer” on their party, as House Democrats moved to strip her of committee assignments.
Incendiary comments Greene made including denying that school shootings took place and expressing support for violence have emerged in recent days.
Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced a resolution to remove the newly elected Republican representative from Georgia from her seats on the education and budget committees of the House of Representatives.
“Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” McConnell, the Senate minority leader, said in a statement to reporters.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said on Monday that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of conspiracy theories was a “cancer” on their party, as House Democrats moved to strip her of committee assignments.
Incendiary comments Greene made including denying that school shootings took place and expressing support for violence have emerged in recent days.
Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced a resolution to remove the newly elected Republican representative from Georgia from her seats on the education and budget committees of the House of Representatives.
“Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” McConnell, the Senate minority leader, said in a statement to reporters.