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18-11-2021, 01:57 PM
By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN
Updated 2358 GMT (0758 HKT) November 17, 2021
(CNN)The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a resolution that censures Rep. Paul Gosar and strips him of his two committee assignments, the first time a sitting House member has been censured in more than 10 years.
The action led by House Democrats represents a major rebuke to the Arizona Republican for posting a photoshopped anime video to social media showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.
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The episode underscores and threatens to worsen the rising tensions and deepening distrust between Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
A censure resolution is the most severe form of punishment in the House, and stripping a member of committee assignments deprives them of a powerful platform to influence legislation and give voice to constituent priorities.
Long report at: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/17/polit...index.html
Updated 2358 GMT (0758 HKT) November 17, 2021
(CNN)The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a resolution that censures Rep. Paul Gosar and strips him of his two committee assignments, the first time a sitting House member has been censured in more than 10 years.
The action led by House Democrats represents a major rebuke to the Arizona Republican for posting a photoshopped anime video to social media showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.
......
The episode underscores and threatens to worsen the rising tensions and deepening distrust between Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
A censure resolution is the most severe form of punishment in the House, and stripping a member of committee assignments deprives them of a powerful platform to influence legislation and give voice to constituent priorities.
Long report at: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/17/polit...index.html
