So, I have a term for that. We dont track why legislators miss votes, but its often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. [5] A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves, and reelected in 2022. [296] She said the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand were a false flag for the same end. [238] In November 2022, after California state senator Scott Wiener, who is gay, called "groomer" "an anti-LGBTQ hate word" that "plays into the slander that LGBTQ people are pedophiles", Greene responded that the Protect Children's Innocence Act would stop "communist groomers" such as Wiener. [300][301], In a 2018 Facebook post found by Media Matters in January 2021, Greene claimed that the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, was an organized false flag operation. God is. [366], Greene's Twitter accounts have been suspended and locked many times for violating Twitter's policies. presidential election decided instead by incumbent politicians running in the very same election. Visit Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenes website . [297] On another occasion, at a conservative conference in 2018, Greene said 9/11 was part of a U.S. government plot. U.S. Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) offers a phone with the initials "DT" to Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT) in. It indicates the ability to send an email. [248][249], On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Greene and other House Republicans, such as Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, and Paul Gosar, were interested in launching an America First Caucus, and Gohmert confirmed Greene's involvement to reporters. The law allows a candidate to be removed from a ballot after review by an administrative law judge and the Georgia Secretary of State. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. [368] Her personal account was permanently suspended for spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation; her official congressional account remains active. [351][352], The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Republican Jewish Coalition condemned Greene's statements. In a. [122] Representative Jake Auchincloss also called for Greene's resignation or expulsion due to her threats of violence against fellow lawmakers. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America, not for China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam whatever, wherever. "[190][191] On August 12, Greene admitted that COVID-19 is spreading, but falsely said that hospitals were not overwhelmed with afflicted patients, and added, "we're human, we can't live forever, we're going to catch all kinds of diseases and illnesses and other viruses. [292] In a 2017 video, she said that "many of the things" said on 4chan by the eponymous Q whom she called a "patriot" "have really proven to be true". [328], Democrats have condemned Greene's incendiary statements and promotion of conspiracy theories. Site Content Legislation Committee Publications Congressional Record Congressional Record Index Members Nominations Treaty Documents House Communications Senate Communications Greene is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Newsweek has asked former President Trump's office for comment. [325][326][327], In response to Donohue's statement, Greene released a statement detailing her decision to leave the Church upon her realization that she "could not trust the Church leadership to protect my children from pedophiles and that they harbored monsters even in their own ranks." Shortly after U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wrapped up her speech, which mostly focused on attacking medical treatments for transgender youth, she made her way down Updated: Mar 2, 2023 / 10:05 AM CST. And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. [203][204], In July 2021, Greene stated on Bannon's show that, if she had the authority to, she would kick out every Chinese person in the United States who is loyal to the Chinese Communist Party and impose strict tariffs on China. Greene was briefly a member of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Education and Labor before she was removed from all committee assignments on February 4, 2021, for incendiary remarks she had made before her election. [63][65], Greene campaigned as a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump but was not endorsed by him. [131] Throughout the tour, the two repeated unsubstantiated claims of fraud purported to have occurred during the 2020 election. ", "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged", "Guam governor offers Greene history book after falsely calling US territory a foreign land", "Guam offering cookies and geography lessons to Marjorie Taylor Greene after CPAC blunder", "Guam sends cookie care package after Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's not part of America", "Guam offers Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene blames July Fourth mass shooting on LGBTQ plot to enact 'more gun control', "GOP Rep. Fred Upton receives death threats after voting for bipartisan infrastructure deal", "GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill", "House GOP members who voted for infrastructure bill face backlash from Republican colleagues", "GOP rep shares threatening voicemail after infrastructure vote", "GOP congressman gets threatening voicemail after backing infrastructure bill", "Rep. 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Greene downplays Jan. 6 attackers as 'teenagers' who 'walked through the Capitol', "Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped apart after calling Squad the 'Jihad Squad' and saying they should be removed from Congress", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing blowback for comparing COVID vaccine to Holocaust, says 'media and Democrats' are the real problem", "The GOP wants government to run like business. [20] Greene identifies as a Christian nationalist. "[52], On December 13, 2019, Greene announced that she was shifting her campaign to the 14th district after incumbent Tom Graves announced he would not run for reelection there. Pour en savoir plus sur la faon dont nous utilisons vos donnes personnelles, veuillez consulter notre politique relative la vie prive et notre politique en matire de cookies. Marjorie Taylor Greene acknowledges that if Russia gets access to the sensitive surveillance footage to which Kevin McCarthy has provided exclusive access to Tucker Carlson, it will compromise the security of the Capitol. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. [393] A similar incident occurred in May 2022, with Greene calling a petri dish a "peach tree dish" during a livestream. [233], In June 2021, during an interview with Steve Bannon, Greene called transgender women "men playing dress up" and "literally having an identity crisis", saying, "They never will be [women], and I refuse to recognize them that way. No decision was made that day,[339] but Greene was a major topic of discussion for the Republican Congressional Caucus meeting on February 3, along with the fate of Representative Liz Cheney after her vote in favor of Trump's second impeachment. | View Cosponsors . organized the Jan. 6 Capitol riot", "At least 6 GOP members of Congress asked the Trump White House for a January 6 pardon, including Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden Family", "Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Behind More Than Half of Attempts to Impeach Biden", "Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress", "Pelosi Blasts GOP Leadership Over Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized for surprise appearance at white nationalist rally", "Kevin McCarthy Won't Punish Republicans Who Joined White Nationalist Conference", "Marjorie Taylor Greene is spending more on security than any other candidate, filings show", "Marjorie Taylor Greene: US House votes to punish Republican", "Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene", "Republican Who Endorsed School Shooting Conspiracies to Join House Education Panel", "Trump calls QAnon conspiracy theory supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene a GOP 'star' after Georgia win", "Marjorie Taylor Greene tells trans women to 'stay out of our rape crisis centers', "Marjorie Greene, controversial Georgia Republican, says she's not a QAnon candidate", "Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert are lone votes against reauthorizing bill to help Leukemia patients", "Were MTG, Lauren Boebert the Only Lawmakers Who Voted Against Marrow-Donor Bill? [138] Greene later claimed not to have known Fuentes previously, and Fuentes said that Milo Yiannopoulos had arranged her appearance. [374] Before the suspension, Greene's posts included false claims about voting fraud and statements blaming electoral officials in Georgia for their failure to act on such claims. H.R. Sources describing Greene as "far-right" include: Sources describing Greene as a "conspiracy theorist" include: attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Trump's false claims of a stolen election, 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia, 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, they were sworn in to Congress on the Quran, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia District 14, conspiracy theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia District 14, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, America First Political Action Conference, Removal from House Committee assignments, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, COVID-19 misinformation by the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, allowing transgender students to use facilities, National Republican Congressional Committee, August 2017 Charlottesville white nationalist rally, With Open Gates: The Forced Collective Suicide of European Nations, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, Conspiracy theories in United States politics, allegations that Barack Obama is secretly Muslim, "How the 'QAnon Candidate' Marjorie Taylor Greene Reached the Doorstep of Congress", "Divided House officially removes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees, punishing far-right provocateur for violent, racist rhetoric", "Marjorie Taylor Greene launching 'America First' caucus pushing for 'Anglo-Saxon political tradition', "Cori Bush explains moving her office away from Marjorie Taylor Greene as GOP congresswoman slams 'Democrat mob', "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House", "Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them", "An emboldened extremist wing is flexing its power in a leaderless G.O.P. [27] The vote was 230 to 199, with 11 Republicans joining all Democrats. This prompted Democratic representative Jason Crow to call her "morally bankrupt", "depraved" and "frankly dangerous". [211], At a September 2020 gun rights rally in Ringgold, Georgia, Greene said she would always protect gun owners' rights and would not vote for any laws making it harder for people to possess guns. [112][113] She refused to wear a face mask while sheltering in place during the riot, and during the debate to impeach Trump she tweeted: "Democrats must be held accountable for the political violence inspired by their rhetoric." 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. "[192], Greene is a supporter of former president Donald Trump; on January 4, 2021, she called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia to be decertified. [337] McConnell confirmed it the following day, referring to his comments on Greene and adding: "I think I adequately spoke out about how I feel". [365], In 2022, the White House criticized Greene for attacking its student loan forgiveness program, calling her hypocritical since she accepted forgiveness of a $183,504 loan from the Paycheck Protection Program. An curved arrow pointing right. [214], In June 2021, Greene introduced a bill to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. [182][183] In the letter, she called COVID-19 a "manufactured plague" caused by a "Chinese-made virus". Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday. [168], Greene has been fined many times for not wearing a mask on the House floor. [41] Beginning in 2017, she wrote 59 articles as a correspondent for the now defunct American Truth Seekers, a conspiracy news website,[13] and beginning in January 2018, 27 articles for Law Enforcement Today,[2][42] a pro-police fake news website. [245], In a recording obtained by Politico, Greene said that Muslims who believe in Sharia law should not be in the U.S. government. [125], On January 29, 2021, Representatives Nikema Williams and Sara Jacobs introduced a resolution to censure Greene for making threatening comments to her colleagues and to call for her resignation. 1362 (117th): Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for endangering, compromising, , H.R. [8] The white genocide conspiracy theory has been associated with white supremacy and espouses the unsubstantiated belief that white people, in a "Great Replacement", will eventually become a minority in Europe and North America due to declining white birth rates and high rates of immigration. But 100,000 die every year, and nothing's being done," she told lawmakers. [277][15][278] In February 2019 videos live-streamed on Facebook, Greene visited Pelosi's office and suggested that Pelosi would either be killed or imprisoned for treason. From Jan 2021 to Mar 2023, Greene missed 21 of 1,129 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. [53] The district includes much of Northwest Georgia, stretching from the Georgia side of the Chattanooga metropolitan area to the exurbs of Atlanta. Lorsque vous utilisez nos sites et applications, nous utilisons des, authentifier les utilisateurs, appliquer des mesures de scurit, empcher les spams et les abus; et. [159] She opposed any form of mandatory mask-wearing, compulsory vaccination, or lockdowns in response to the pandemic. Marjorie Taylor Greene ( Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 14th Congressional District. [308][309] The website Snopes found the video uploaded by Guttenberg and others was the second incident in which Greene targeted Hogg. Greene is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Washington, DC
"[197][198] This remark about Guam, which is a U.S. territory whose residents are U.S. citizens, prompted Guam delegate Michael San Nicolas to offer Greene Chamorro chip cookies in what he called "cookie diplomacy". [205][206] Also in July, Greene voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase the number of special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military during its invasion of Afghanistan by 8,000, while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed in the House by a vote of 40716. The second video was uploaded to Greene's YouTube account in January 2020. [10][280] She said, "There's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles out, and I think we have the president to do it. Explaining her vote, Greene falsely claimed: "Nothing in this bill prevents the funding of aborted fetal tissue by taxpayers. [26][119] In an interview with Greg Kelly of Newsmax, she perpetuated the BidenUkraine conspiracy theory alleging that Biden had been bought off by foreign interests. [324] After that, Greene rebaptized in 2011 into North Point Community Church, an evangelical megachurch network based in Alpharetta, in a baptism published in an online video. [126] On March 19, Gomez formally introduced his resolution to expel Greene, with the support of 72 Democrats and no Republicans. [92] During her victory speech, Greene called Pelosi "anti-American", a "hypocrite", and a "bitch" whom "we're going to kick out of Congress",[93][94] and had a reporter from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ousted from the venue after he tweeted quotes from her speech. [114] Greene made these claims even though Anthony Aguero, a conservative activist and close associate of hers, was one of the people who stormed the Capitol. Catholic League President Bill Donohue called Greene a "disgrace" and demanded that Congress sanction her. Personal Facebook. Keep it Clean. [307] After the encounter, she called him a "coward" and falsely claimed he is funded by George Soros. President Joe Biden recently took a jab at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during his speech at an annual retreat held in Baltimore, Md.The president's comments came just one day after Greene . Its an open protocol, which means it does not have an owner using the platform I believe in God. [169][170] Two days later, on a podcast hosted by evangelical commentator David Brody,[171] Greene called Pelosi "mentally ill" and said that Pelosi's requirement that House members continue wearing masks until they all prove they have been vaccinated "is exactly the [same] type of abuse" as Jews being "put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany" during the Holocaust. [49] When visiting the offices of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Greene falsely claimed that they were not "official" representatives because they were sworn in to Congress on the Quran. Along with a partner she opened a commercial gym in 2013. "[267][268], In late 2021, Greene advocated a "national divorce" between red states and blue states. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Representative for Georgia's 14 th District pronounced MAHR-joh-ree // green Track Her Greene is the representative for Georgia 's 14 th congressional district ( view map ) and is a Republican. [9][10] Other extremist conspiracy theories[11][12] she has promoted include government involvement in mass shootings in the United States, murders perpetrated by the Clinton family (Clinton body count), and 9/11 conspiracy theories. [320][321] Meanwhile, Representative Jimmy Gomez and the Jewish Democratic Council of America called for Greene to be expelled from Congress. 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Republican, father of son with DS confronts Rep. Greene over offensive word", "CrossFit Is Finally Fed Up With Marjorie Taylor Greene", "FEC complaint accuses Marjorie Taylor Greene of violating election law", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Appeared in a Super PAC Ad Asking for Money. She added: "It's still fascism, or communism, whatever you want to call it, but it's coming from private companies. has served since Jan 3, 2021. Greene had previously refused to honor the Capitol Police in June 2021, when she voted against rewarding them with the Congressional Gold Medal for defending the Capitol Building during the 2021 United States Capitol attack. As a successful businesswoman, I know the meaning of a strong work ethic, and thats why Im proud to fight and serve every single day as your voice in Congress. The first occasion was on May 18, 2021, when she was fined $500. [89] This left Greene unopposed in the general election,[90][91] which she won with 74% of the vote. 8731 (117th): Protect Childrens Innocence Act, H.Res. [33][34], In statements made in 2019[35] and on February 4, 2021, in a House floor speech, explaining her position on gun rights and school shootings, Greene alluded to being affected by a September 1990 incident at her high school, in which an armed student held 53 students hostage for over five hours. "[392], On February 9, 2022, while discussing the police guarding the Capitol building, Greene called them "gazpacho police", confusing the cold Spanish soup with the Gestapo. [339] Mitt Romney said that the Republican Party's "big tent is not large enough to both accommodate conservatives and kooks". [135], In August 2021, after the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack requested that over 30 telecommunications companies retain phone records related to the attack, including those of Greene and several other members of Congress, she promised that companies that complied would be "shut down".