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House Censures Rashida Tlaib Over Anti-Israel Rhetoric

The House approved a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) over her statements amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
House Censures Rashida Tlaib Over Anti-Israel Rhetoric
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) questions U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin as he testifies during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The House of Representatives censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Nov. 7, accusing her of antisemitic rhetoric amid the war between the Jewish state of Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.

The final tally was 234-188, with four members voting “present.” Twenty-two Democrats joined 212 Republicans in voting for the resolution, while four Republicans joined 184 Democrats in voting against it.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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