[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 610 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 610
Censuring Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2023
Ms. Balint submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Ethics
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RESOLUTION
Censuring Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly fanned the flames
of racism, antisemitism, LGBTQ hate speech, Islamophobia, anti-Asian
hate, xenophobia, and other forms of hatred;
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly debased the
memories of thousands of victims of the terrorist attacks on September
11, 2001, by perpetuating conspiracy theories to shift blame and
responsibility for the mass murder;
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly assaulted the
foundation of our democracy by perpetuating conspiracy theories related
to the January 6 attack on the Capitol which sought to halt the peaceful
transfer of power;
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly called for violence
against elected representatives and their families;
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly espoused
antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories, including through
inflammatory evocations of the Holocaust;
Whereas, on May 20, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said that the
mask mandate in the House of Representatives was akin to Jews being
``put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany'';
Whereas, on May 25, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted that,
``Vaccinated employees get a vaccination logo just like the Nazi's
forced Jewish people to wear a gold star'';
Whereas, on February 26, 2022, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared at
a White nationalist event that was condemned by the Republican Jewish
Coalition as ``appalling and outrageous that a Member of Congress would
share a platform with an individual who has actively spread antisemitic
bile, mocked the Holocaust and promoted dangerous anti-Israel conspiracy
theories'';
Whereas, on September 1, 2022, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a
tweet comparing President Joe Biden to Adolf Hitler that said ``Joe
Biden is Hitler. #NaziJoe has to go'';
Whereas, on September 1, 2022, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted
another tweet of a doctored video showing President Biden speaking with
audio of Hitler, swastikas in the background and a mustache akin to that
of Hitler;
Whereas, on July 21, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said that if
she was ``in charge'' she would ``kick out every single Chinese in this
country that is loyal to the CCP. They would be gone'';
Whereas, on December 19, 2021, while at a Turning Point USA conference,
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to Asian Americans as
``yellow people'', a slur that has been historically used to malign the
Asian-American community in the United States;
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has a history of perpetuating
LGBTQ hate speech, including through her use of offensive posters in the
halls of congressional office buildings beginning on February 24, 2021;
Whereas, on November 22, 2022, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted
that an LGBTQ California State Senator was a ``communist groomer'', an
offensive slur that has been used to stoke fear and incite hatred of
LGBTQ Americans;
Whereas, on March 7, 2023, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene again referred
to members of the LGBTQ community as ``groomers'' and spouted anti-trans
rhetoric on the Floor of the House of Representatives;
Whereas, on June 1, 2023, the first day of Pride Month, Representative Marjorie
Taylor Greene tweeted a photo showing an anti-trans poster that she had
displayed in the hall outside of her congressional office;
Whereas, on February 22, 2019, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a
video on Facebook claiming that Muslim-American Members of Congress were
not ``really official'' because they didn't take the oath of office on
the Bible;
Whereas, on June 17, 2020, Politico reported that Representative Marjorie Taylor
Greene repeatedly engaged in Islamophobic rhetoric and suggested that
Muslim Americans do not belong in the United States Government;
Whereas, on May 10, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to
fellow Muslim-American Members of Congress as the ``Jihad Squad'';
Whereas, on November 30, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene yet again
referred to fellow Muslim-American Members of Congress as the ``Jihad
Squad'';
Whereas, on June 17, 2020, Politico reported that Representative Marjorie Taylor
Greene referred to Black Americans as ``slaves to the Democratic Party''
and said that they should be proud to see Confederate monuments;
Whereas, on June 17, 2020, Politico further reported that Representative
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated in a video, ``I know a ton of White people
that are as lazy and sorry and probably worse than Black people'';
Whereas, on May 18, 2023, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene compared being
called a White supremacist to a person of color being called the ``N-
word,'' a vile racial slur;
Whereas, on January 28, 2021, a video of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
resurfaced in which she used a harmful and offensive slur targeting
Americans with disabilities which the National Down Syndrome Society
called ``heartbreaking and unacceptable'';
Whereas, on November 1, 2018, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene denied the
attacks on September 11 saying there was a ``so-called plane that
crashed into the Pentagon'' and that ``It's odd there's never any
evidence shown for a plane in the Pentagon'';
Whereas, on November 17, 2018, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene peddled a
vile antisemitic trope when she claimed that wildfires in California
were caused by space lasers operated by members of the Jewish community;
Whereas, on August 17, 2020, a video of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
resurfaced in which she stated that the mass shooting at a country music
festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, where 60 people were murdered, was
perpetuated in order to pass anti-gun legislation;
Whereas, on January 19, 2021, Media Matters published a screenshot of a Facebook
comment from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene where she
emphatically agreed that the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School, where 17 students and teachers were murdered, was a false
flag event;
Whereas, on January 21, 2021, Media Matters published a screenshot of a Facebook
comment liked by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene that claimed 9/11
was ``done by our own Gov'', to which she responded ``That is all
true'';
Whereas that same comment liked and agreed to by Representative Marjorie Taylor
Greene further claimed that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
where 26 people, including 20 precious children were murdered, was
staged;
Whereas, on September 3, 2020, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted an
image of herself holding a gun next to images of three Members of
Congress with a caption encouraging ``going on offense'' against them;
Whereas, on January 26, 2021, CNN reported on posts, comments and likes made by
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from 2018 and 2019 in which
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene liked several posts and comments
on Facebook demonstrating her support for the execution of several
Members of the Democratic Party including Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and President Barack Obama;
Whereas, on January 26, 2021, CNN further reported that Representative Marjorie
Taylor Greene liked a Facebook comment in January 2019 that stated, ``a
bullet to the head would be quicker'' in reference to the removal of
Speaker Nancy Pelosi;
Whereas, on January 26, 2021, CNN also reported that deleted videos showed
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene calling for the execution of
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and stating that she was ``a traitor to our
country, she's guilty of treason'' and should ``suffer death or she'll
be in prison'';
Whereas Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has perpetuated the ``big lie''
related to the 2020 Presidential election by espousing conspiracy
theories and by threatening and inciting violence;
Whereas, on October 26, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene downplayed
the actions of those who participated in the January 6 attack on the
Capitol and said ``if you think about what our Declaration of
Independence says, it says to overthrow tyrants'';
Whereas, on November 4, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene went to
visit those incarcerated related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol
in what she referred to as ``the patriot wing'' of the D.C. Jail;
Whereas, on November 10, 2021, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to
those who participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol as
``political prisoners of war'';
Whereas, on December 10, 2022, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said that
if she had organized the January 6 attack on the Capitol, ``we would
have won. Not to mention, it would've been armed'';
Whereas, on July 19, 2023, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene displayed
graphic pornographic images during an official committee hearing that
she claimed depicted a member of President Biden's family;
Whereas, on July 19, 2023, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene sent an
official press release and posted to her official congressional website
public hearing commentary featuring graphic pornographic images she
claimed depicted a member of President Biden's family; and
Whereas Members of Congress have promised to always have the back of
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene no matter the extent of her vile
and hateful behavior: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene be censured;
(2) Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene forthwith present
herself in the well of the House of Representatives for the
pronouncement of censure; and
(3) Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene be censured with
the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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