Newly Elected NY Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis Adds an Asterisk on Her Vote to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committees

Townhall ^ | 02/05/2021 | Cortney O' Brien

[SeekAndFind]

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) was one of just 11 Republicans to vote in favor of the successful resolution to remove the controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylore Greene (R-GA) from her assigned committees, including the House Education and Labor Committee, and the House Budget Committee. The final tally was 230-199.

Colleagues voted to expel her because of past conspiratorial comments Greene has made about the September 11 terror attacks, anti-Semitic remarks, apparent support for violence against Democrats in Congress, and other controversial and inflammatory behavior.

"These were words of the past," Greene insisted on the House floor. "These things do not represent me." She added that "9/11 absolutely happened" and she does "not believe that it's fake."

Still, Malliotakis called Greene's behavior "deeply disturbing," "extraordinarily offensive," and "hurtful" to 9/11 families and Jewish communities. 

But while Malliotakis was on board with this ousting, she added an asterisk to her vote. Now that they've done right on their side of the aisle, according to the congresswoman, she argues that it's time for the Democrats to do the same and vote out a couple of their own controversial characters from their respective committees. Namely, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for his ties to a suspected Chinese spy, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who's been known to make anti-Semitic comments.

Here's my statement on today's vote: pic.twitter.com/AzqWR9Kdpk

— Office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (@RepMalliotakis) February 5, 2021

We're holding our breaths for those votes.

The other 10 Republican votes in favor of the resolution against Greene were Reps. Adam Kinzinger (IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), John Katko (NY), Fred Upton (MI), Carlos Gimenez (FL), Chris Jacobs (NY), Young Kim (CA), Maria Salazar (FL), Chris Smith (NJ) and Mario Diaz Balart (FL).

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) joined the rest of the House GOP in agreeing that stripping Greene of her committee titles "will only deepen divisions within this House."

Minority Leader McCarthy says resolution to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments "will only deepen divisions within this House."

"For all their talk about norms and institutions, it's the Democrats who've acted to undermine the people's house." pic.twitter.com/JPWcyHe9zx— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 4, 2021

[livius]

I was surprised to see two Florida congresscritters on it. Salazar is normally very good, very anti-communist, and I can’t imagine why she did this.

[Candor7]

Her support for America First is why they are out to destroy her.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I agree. I saw her presser broadcast in full on Fox today interrupting Faulkner’s show.

She has the right stuff. The only way they can stop her is ti kill her. I think she knows that.She is a very brave women and an unapologetic Trumper. I hope she has a wayto protect herself.

[Magnatron]

I would have preferred she set that asterisk as saying she would vote to remove Greene IF the Democrats took action on the squad and the Chinese mole and security risk Swalwell, not before...

[falcon99]

You’ve just expressed the thoughts of tens of millions of former Republican voters

[yoe]

Malinowski who used these expressions to describe Marjorie Greene's past remarks "deeply disturbing," "extraordinarily offensive," and "hurtful" to 9/11 families and Jewish communities"...might have waited and done a little research before condemning a fellow congressman...a bad trait for any elected. Marjorie Greene has a spine and those who used the "cancel culture" have marked themselves as followers not leaders. The GOP needs more elected like Marjorie Greene...she is no more incendiary than Pelosi or Schumer.

[RinaseaofDs]

The GOP is a failed party. Defunct party walking.

[yoe]

Sorry....should have posted this:

While I’ll continue to be consistent in my condemnation of offensive comments and inappropriate actions, I’m patiently awaiting Speaker Pelosi’s resolution to House Intelligence Committee over his ties to a suspected Chinese Spy and Congresswoman Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for her shameful anti-Semitic comments Nicole Malliotakis

[MayflowerMadam]

“This is why I might just stay home in 2022. The GOP is worthless!”

Staying home because the GOP is worthless is one reason. Another reason for staying home is that the election will be stolen by the RATs, anyhow. Why bother?

Maybe the conservatives in every state should pick one great person, get organized, and write in that person’s name. It doesn’t matter if he/she is on the ballot or not. Just one person’s name written in thousands of times would send a message. Why not? We won’t win anyhow, so there’s nothing to lose.

[snarkytart]

This is why I might just stay home in 2022. The GOP is worthless!

[goodnesswins]

I like that idea

[Starboard]

You’ve just expressed the thoughts of tens of millions of former Republican voters

************

Tens of millions of former GOP voters are more than ready for a new party that stands for something and is willing to fight for it. The GOP will never be that party.

The GOP will ever reform itself. Talk about taking over the party is pure nonsense.

If the GOP was a business it would have gone bankrupt a long time ago. Nobody would buy the brand.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Several of those GROPElite traitors (Upton included) I know already voted to impeach Trump as well.

[inchworm]

Haven’t these arses learned the Dems never do right by their own grievances?

[crosdaddy]

No, they haven’t learned, it’s called the stupid party for a reason.

[jersey117]

One termer from Staten Island. Staten Island loves Trump. Big mistake.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Now that Greene has all that spare time the GOP caucus should give her Liz Cheney’s leadership post. By a public vote.

[Impy]

There are no *s, you stupid bitch.

The 11 traitors

This Twist (Staten Island)
Young Kim (CA, Freshwoman)
Diaz-Balart (FL)
Maria Salazar (FL, Freshwoman)
Adam Queenkiller (IL)
“Red” Fred Upton (MI)
Chris Smith (NJ)
John Catcow (NY)
Chris Jacobs (NY)
Brian Fizpatrick/Patrick Fitzbrian (PA)

3 of Marge’s fellow freshman women, so much for the sisterhood.

Smith is pro-life leader but otherwise a typical NJ RINO Pig, time for him to go.

Katko, Queenzinger, and Upton were also impeachment votes, that’s 2 cards punched for traitors bingo, one more and they win a lifetime supply of donkey shit.

[Impy]

I omitted Carlos Gimenez (FL)

The Miami Republicans seem to be on board with this unjust dick waving by Pelosi.

Should GOP retake the House will they have the balls to kick the squad off of committees? This is a rhetorical question.

[BillyBoy]

>> Newly Elected NY Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis Adds an Asterisk on Her Vote to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committees
The 11 traitors
This Twist (Staten Island)
John Catcow (NY)
Chris Jacobs (NY)
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Nicole Malliotakis was the GOP nominee for Mayor of NYC before she ran for Congress. The NYC Republicans have always been pretty RINOish, no surprise there. It's shocking whenever we DO get an ACTUAL conservative from NY, like Al D'Amato.

>> The Miami Republicans seem to be on board with this unjust dick waving by Pelosi.
I omitted Carlos Gimenez (FL)
Diaz-Balart (FL)
Maria Salazar (FL, Freshwoman)
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Bleh. A lot of conservatives howl about Marco Rubio, but give a free pass to his equivalents on the house level, even though the trio of south FL Hispanic Republicans are clearly to his LEFT. Remember, Trump won big in FL, including with Hispanic voters of ALL ethnicities there, so no excuses for them. And incredibly, their predecessors from south FL (Lincoln Díaz-Balart & Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) were EVEN WORSE than what we have no now, but the "Tea Party" crowd screaming bloody murder over lesser RINOs never seemed to notice or care that Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress. I remember a bit of grumbling about Lincoln Díaz-Balart, and then "assurances" from the GOP establishment that his brother Mario was supposedly "much more conservative", which clearly hasn't turned out to be true.

As for Illinois' own Kinzinger, I used to think the "Tea Party" crowd demanding his head on a platter was way overkill (they'd insist he was the 'worst Republican from Illinois', ignoring the pesky facts that guys like Mark Kirk, Bob Dold, and Judy Biggert were well to his left, and Kinzinger was more of a 70-80% conservative Norm Coleman type Republican), and amusing, the "true conservative" who challenged Kinzinger in the primary was ALSO talking up Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary, so that told me all I needed to know about his "principles"). LATELY, however, Kinzinger has increasingly suffered from Trump derangement snydrome, and has become far more NeverTrump that I ever was, and he's been a complete pain in the butt for Illinois conservatives as the fawning national media covers this jerk. Time to dump him. Although I'm still annoyed that nobody seems to notice that "true conservative" Darin LaHood turned traitor and voted to override Trump's veto and refused to contest the steal. "Most conservative Republican from Illinois", my @$$. He, Rodney Davis, and Kinzinger are all backstabbing scum doing the bidding of their beltway masters.