Rep. Roy issues statement on effort to censure Rep. Tlaib

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement on Wednesday evening:

Rep. Rashida Tlaib has repeatedly made outrageous remarks toward Israel and the Jewish people. Her conduct is unbecoming of a member of Congress and certainly worthy of condemnation - if not censure. 

However, tonight’s feckless resolution to censure Tlaib was deeply flawed and made legally and factually unverified claims, including the claim of leading an "insurrection". 

I voted to table the resolution. In January 2021, the legal term insurrection was stretched and abused by many following the events at the Capitol.  We should not continue to perpetuate claims of “insurrection” at the Capitol and we should not abuse the term now.

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