Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 795, I call up the resolution (H. Res. 789) censuring Representative Paul Gosar, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. DeGette). Pursuant to House Resolution 795, the amendment printed in House Report 117-174 is adopted, and the resolution, as amended, is considered read. The text of the resolution, as amended, is as follows: H. Res. 789 Whereas, on November 7, 2021, Representative Paul Gosar posted a manipulated video on his social media accounts depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez and attacking President Joseph Biden; Whereas the video was posted on Representative Gosar's official Instagram account and used the resources of the House of Representatives to further violence against elected officials; Whereas Representative Gosar issued a statement on November 9, 2021, defending the video as a ``symbolic cartoon'' and spreading hateful and false rhetoric about immigrants; Whereas the leadership of the Republican Party has failed to condemn Representative Gosar's threats of violence against the President of the United States and a fellow Member of Congress; Whereas the Speaker of the House made clear that threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States should not be tolerated and called on the Committee on Ethics of the House and law enforcement to investigate the video; Whereas depictions o…”