House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Refuses To Sanction Extremist Georgia Lawmaker

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🗓️ 4 February 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, on Wednesday condemned the comments of an extremist Georgia congresswoman, but declined to take any action against her. Democrats have called for removing Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from House committees for claiming the Parkland, Fl. school shooting was staged, spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and encouraging violence against Democratic officials. On Thursday, the House of Representatives is set to take a full-floor vote on whether to strip her of her committees. We’ll look at what was behind McCarthy’s refusal to sanction Greene and what it means for the identity and future of the Republican party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.3	Xfinity internet required. Actual speeds vary. From KQED. You're listening to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. House Democrats take a floor vote today on whether to strip Georgia Congress member Marjorie Taylor Green of her committee assignments
0:45.3	after minority leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, refused to take such action,
0:51.3	though condemned comments that she's made. Green has endorsed
0:55.7	executing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and has said getting freedoms back are earned with, quote,
1:00.8	the price of blood. She's claimed the Parkland School shooting that killed 17 was faked,
1:06.8	that California's wildfires were started by a laser from space controlled by a Jewish family,
1:11.6	and made other anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and racist comments.
1:16.6	Joining me now to talk about Marjorie Taylor Green and to understand better Kevin McCarthy's decision not to sanction her.
1:23.6	Marisa Lagos.
1:25.6	Marisa Lagos is K-QED's politics correspondent and also co-host of
1:30.9	political breakdown.
1:32.4	Marisa, thanks so much for joining us.
1:34.7	Hey, Mina, how are you?
1:36.3	I am well.
1:37.3	That was just such a strange introduction that I had to read.
1:42.7	When you think about trying to summarize some of the things that she said to give
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