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Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seen at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. WASHINGTON POST PHOTO
Published: 3/1/2021 8:57:37 AM
The attacks on Marjorie Greene should trouble everyone. There has been a chorus of calls, including from Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, that Greene be punished. For what, exactly? Certainly not for anything she’s done as a congresswoman. She hasn’t been in office long enough to assemble any legislative achievements.
Her offenses are simply what she thinks, but since when have Americans been punished for thought crimes? It’s appalling that so many call for it.
The House of Representatives is voting on whether to strip newly-seated Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee appointments over controversial statements she has made and supported on social media in the past. We ask Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern about the ongoing controversy, and where he stands on other crucial issues facing Congress, including a possible COVID relief bill.
This segment aired on February 4, 2021.
Western Massachusetts is keeping its clout in the new Congress. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from