Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, voted on Thursday against removing controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from all committee assignments.
Democrats sought to remove Greene from the House Education & Labor, and Budget committees, citing her history of advancing conspiracy theories, harassing a mass shooting victim, and advocating for the right-wing conspiracy theory group QAnon.
The vote, primarily along party lines, was 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes.
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Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, right, recites prayers at the first Way of the Cross station March 21, 2013, in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Budde, joined by Connecticut Bishop Suffragan James Curry, left, and Connecticut Bishop Ian Douglas, was part of a procession against violence months after the massacre of students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/Episcopal News Service
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WASHINGTON â Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, voted Thursday, Feb. 5, against removing controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, from all committee assignments.
Democrats sought to remove Greene from the House Education and Labor and the Budget committees, citing her history of advancing conspiracy theories, harassing a mass shooting victim, and advocating for the right-wing conspiracy theory group QAnon.
The vote, primarily along party lines, was 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes.
âI find Rep. Greeneâs previous comments and actions deeply offensive and totally unacceptable,â said Bentz, the first-term congressman from Oregonâs 2nd Congressional District. âHowever, she went to the House Floor to say she regrets her comments and actions.â