![]() ![]() And more than a third of her overall efforts are either about impeaching Biden or getting Waters thrown off of committees and/or expelled from Congress. So, one quarter of Greene’s legislative action over the past year has been aimed at impeaching the sitting president. A bill honoring Michael D’Angelo Gariganġ6. A bill that would expel Waters from Congressġ5. Maxine Waters from the Financial Services Committeeġ4. A(nother) bill that would impeach Bidenġ3. A bill that would impeach President Joe Biden for his role in the pullout of American troops from Afghanistanġ2. The We Will Not Comply Act (The bill would ban any discrimination based on whether or not you’ve received the Covid-19 vaccine.)ġ0. A bill to give Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who served during various Black Lives Matters marches around the country in 2020.ĥ. A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivesģ. A bill to award Kyle Rittenhouse a Congressional Gold MedalĢ. ![]() The answer? Sixteen total bill and resolutions. In search of what else Greene does with her days in Congress, I searched through to find out how much – and what – legislation she has sponsored since coming to Congress in early 2021. ![]() (Side bar: A motion to adjourn does nothing to “stop these radical crazy policies.” But, I digress.) They really want Republicans to stand up and stop these radical crazy policies.” But Republican voters really don’t like that type of Republican mentality up here. “Unfortunately there are some Republicans that are unhappy with these type of floor procedures because it messes up their schedule. Greene’s tactic failed every single time.Īsked by CNN back then why she kept using the time-wasting measure, Greene responded this way: Each time, every single member of the House had to come to the House floor and vote on whether the House should go out of session. Four times in the space of two weeks in late February and early March of last year, Greene filed four separate motions to adjourn. In the immediate aftermath of being removed from her committees, Greene spent her time filing motions to adjourn the House – a time-wasting maneuver with no real objective other than to annoy her colleagues. THE POINT - NOW ON YOUTUBE! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Which leaves Greene a whole lot of free time during her days as a member of Congress. Sworn in on January 3, 2021, she was ousted from her committees roughly a month later. And it’s how you build relationships – both in and out of your party – with your colleagues. It’s how you learn the intricacies of how Congress works. Remember that Greene was removed from all of her committees by the Democratic-led House in February 2021 after a series of past posts advocating the execution of Democratic members of Congress and embracing elements of the QAnon conspiracy were unearthed online.Ĭommittee work – particularly for a freshman in the minority party – is the backbone of many Members’ experience. The suspension of Greene’s main Twitter presence also raises another question: What does she do all day? (Her official congressional Twitter account – – is still up and running.) (Yes, it seems like she has been around Washington longer than that to me too!) Taking away one of her accounts then effectively cuts off a major communications tool for Greene. Why? Because Twitter has been her preferred method of communication since she came to Congress in 2021. The news that one of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter accounts has been permanently suspended is a bigger blow to the Georgia Congresswoman than you might think. ![]()
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