Tlaib is the only Palestinian-American in Congress.
Share on email A motion brought by House Democratic leadership to table – defeat – the censure measure passed 222-186.
The two dozen Republicans who voted against the measure included lawmakers from Michigan and neighboring midwestern states, as well as moderates and members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus.Pro-Israel lawmakers on both sides of aisle have publicly and privately cast Tlaib's comments about Israel as repugnant.lamenting the "Palestinian and Israeli lives lost yesterday, today, and every day" and criticizing U.S. military assistance to Israel.
Like the Tlaib censure, it was poised to fail due to bipartisan opposition. "Freedom of expression, no matter how unpopular, must not be censored or officially sanctioned," Rep. Jim Himes said in a statement announcing his intentions to vote against both.Greene's authorship of the resolution and her reference to the ceasefire protest as an "insurrection" turned off many members who might've otherwise voted to censure Tlaib.
Rep. John Duarte , who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, told Axios his objection to the resolution centered around "First Amendment issues," calling Tlaib's comments "inane, false and belligerent," but "that is within her freedoms."Share on linkedin
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