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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga) issued the following statement after the House voted on H.Res. 72:

“While I disagree with many comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, especially those she made before she was an elected member of Congress, this motion by Democrats for the House to remove her from her assigned committees is unprecedented, and sets a very dangerous precedent. Just as Nancy Pelosi has twice used impeachment as a tool against a political rival, she is further abusing her power as Speaker to remove a Republican from committees because she does not like some of the things Rep. Greene has said.

“This action, along with their resolutions to expel Republicans for objecting to the Electoral College count, something the Democrats have done on numerous occasions in past elections, is evidence of the double standard of accountability with Democrats in Washington DC. Whether Washington Democrats, big tech and mainstream media like it or not, First Amendment protections apply to Republicans, as well as Democrats.

“While Speaker Pelosi is taking unprecedented action against a Republican Member of Congress on comments made before she was in Congress, she has continuously ignored the racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-American rhetoric of Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats, and has made no effort to remove them from committee assignments.

“While I, and many of my constituents, were deeply offended by Rep. Omar’s comments, I recognize that the First Amendment does not protect me from being offended, but it does protect her right to speak. Even with her outrageous and offensive comments, her constituents elected her to represent them in Congress.

“I believe the Constitution applies equally to every American, and the ‘cancel culture,’ which seems to be rampant in our society, has no place in our institutions of government. I believe that I, Rep. Greene, and other elected officials may certainly be held to a higher standard, but we should not be held to a double standard.”