In another Facebook post later in 2018 she wrote: "I am told that Nancy Pelosi tells Hillary Clinton several times a month that 'we need another school shooting' in order to persuade the public to want strict gun control. [67] In a video, she compared Black Lives Matter activists to white nationalist participants at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,[7] a rally she had previously called an "inside job". In another post, she claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was also a false flag operation. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. presidential election decided instead by incumbent politicians running in the very same election. "[197][198] This remark about Guam, which is a U.S. territory whose residents are U.S. citizens, prompted Guam delegate Michael San Nicolas to offer Greene Chamorro chip cookies in what he called "cookie diplomacy". [55] She subsequently bought a home in nearby Paulding County, which is in the 14th. [366], Greene's Twitter accounts have been suspended and locked many times for violating Twitter's policies. Where does this end? [36][37], In 2002, Greene's father sold Taylor Commercial, an Alpharetta, Georgia-based general-contracting company that he had founded, to Greene and her husband, Perry. Eleven Republicans joined the unanimous Democrats in the vote. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. [74][75][76] SBA filings declared Taylor Commercial expected to save 12 jobs with the funds. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene . Box 829 Dalton, GA 30722 (706) 226-5320 Washington DC Office It's tempting to ignore the ravings of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia. H.R. This prompted Democratic representative Jason Crow to call her "morally bankrupt", "depraved" and "frankly dangerous". She further suggested that red states disenfranchise people that move from blue states, for a period of five years. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene has faced a backlash over incendiary social media posts", "House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was 'correspondent' for conspiracy website", "GOP Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to Parkland school shooting as 'false flag' event on Facebook", "Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress", "Marjorie Taylor Greene tripled down on her Holocaust narrative, saying Nazis were the 'National Socialist party' of their time like the Democrats are now", "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Democrats to Nazis", "Greene apologizes for comparing vaccine rules to Holocaust", "Pro-Putin Republicans break ranks by heaping praise on Kremlin: Far-right lawmakers prompt outrage as US public opinion is overwhelmingly united in support of Ukraine", "Opinion: Marjorie Taylor Greene's words on Christian nationalism are a wake-up call", "What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories", "Georgia GOP representative: 'Our elections should be decertified', "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results", "DHS agency: 'Nov. The company has since managed a quarter of a billion dollars of construction projects. [241][242][243] Greene denounced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a civil rights and police reform bill,[244] as an "Anti-Police bill", erroneously claiming it would bar law enforcement from using facial recognition. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. [27][28] She was appointed to new commmittee roles in January 2023. [130], Also in May, Greene and Gaetz initiated a nationwide "America First Tour", beginning in The Villages, Florida. H.R. She later sold her stake in 2016. In a recently unearthed video recorded a few weeks after the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Greene followed gun-control activist David. He was explaining that if Russia chose to attack members of NATO, which doesn't include Ukraine, the US would probably have to send troops to protect their allies who are part of the military . [100][104] The Georgia Republican Party contributed $5,220 to her campaign treasury on March 2, 2020. [296] She said the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand were a false flag for the same end. [240] One year later, when Derek Chauvin was found guilty of Floyd's murder, Greene claimed the verdict was a result of jury intimidation by Black Lives Matter which she compared to the Ku Klux Klan and called "the most powerful domestic terrorist organization" in the United States and falsely asserted that Washington, D.C. was "completely dead" on the night of the verdict because people were "scared to go out" for "fear of riots". [126] On March 19, Gomez formally introduced his resolution to expel Greene, with the support of 72 Democrats and no Republicans. [307] After the encounter, she called him a "coward" and falsely claimed he is funded by George Soros. 14th, [142][28][143] She was appointed to new committee roles in January 2023. She added, "There is a war of good and evil going on, and people are done with globalism". by Stephen Neukam. [259], Greene has defended Christian nationalism and described herself as a "proud Christian nationalist. Ocasio-Cortez did not respond and called on House leadership to ensure that Congress remains "a safe, civil place for all Members and staff". among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. [250] According to a leaked seven-page document on the aims of the caucus, they believe that "America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions. [229] She proposed replacing it with a bill that would exempt nonprofit organizations, allow people to sue the federal government "if their religious rights are violated", and prevent trans women and girls from participating in women's sports. She was a moderator of the organization's Facebook group, in which members posted death threats against Democrats, bigotry directed at the Obamas, and support for multiple conspiracy theories, including claims associated with the John Birch Society about the U.S. government being infiltrated by communists. [245], In a recording obtained by Politico, Greene said that Muslims who believe in Sharia law should not be in the U.S. government. [320][321] Meanwhile, Representative Jimmy Gomez and the Jewish Democratic Council of America called for Greene to be expelled from Congress. Keep it Clean. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has clarified how her proposed "national divorce" might look, and it's as disturbing as it sounds. "[275] On January 29, 2021, The New York Times detailed Greene's support for and past ties with extremist militia groups, including the Three Percenters and the Oath Keepers; both groups had members participate in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Joseph F. Morelli, 51, of Endicott, admitted to leaving a series of disturbing voicemail messages in March last year directed at Greene. and is a Republican. [109], On her first day in office, Greene wore a face mask onto the House floor that read "Trump Won", despite Trump having lost the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Joe Biden. Greene. President Biden chuckled Wednesday night while knocking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for falsely blaming . Phone: 610.797.4530 Email: . She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Site Content Legislation Committee Publications Congressional Record Congressional Record Index Members Nominations Treaty Documents House Communications Senate Communications [386][387] In June 2021, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert played a satirical, conspiracy-themed calendar song mocking Greene after she requested Biden reply to a letter she sent "by June 31", a date which does not exist. Washington, DC Personal Facebook. "[179][180] By the end of October 2021, she had been fined 20 times for not wearing a mask on the House floor. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? [152] In videos apparently recorded between 2017 and 2019, Greene said that abortion and Planned Parenthood are two factors holding back minorities in the country,[7] and in an August 2020 interview with Fox News, she indicated her support for defunding Planned Parenthood. We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced a motion to remove Greene from her committee assignments,[123][329] saying that Greene's behavior is "appalling" and "has helped fuel domestic terrorism, endangered lives of her colleagues and brought shame on the entire House of Representatives". 20515-6601, Washington, [27] That day, the Democratic-controlled House Rules Committee passed Wasserman Schultz's motion to remove Greene from her committee assignments. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls again for 'a national divorce'. Electors alleged she had been involved in assisting the 2021 United States Capitol attack. [331], With Republican officials under mounting pressure to denounce Greene,[126] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement to The Hill in which he attacked "loony lies and conspiracy theories" as a "cancer for the Republican Party". Although Greene conceded that her comments might sound "like a conspiracy theory", she said that "the definition of a right-wing conspiracy theory" is "just the news a month early. [5] The Justice Department revealed on Thursday, March 3, that Donald Trump can be sued by police over the January 6 Capitol riots, but Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took to Twitter to . Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. [186] Greene also said that she did not support the use of gain-of-function research to identify emerging diseases and develop vaccines and treatments. We need to hold Democrats accountable and defund all of their climate garbage"[265]contrary to the scientific consensus that the costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time. from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 1, 2023. [174][175] The day after the podcast, she defended her comments, adding, "any rational Jewish person doesn't like what's happening with overbearing mask mandates and overbearing vaccine policies." "[302][303] Parkland shooting survivors such as David Hogg and Cameron Kasky, as well as Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, condemned Greene's remarks and demanded that she resign from Congress. Basically I would call her [a] professional campaigner, but she loses. [7] Greene said that the election of Omar and Tlaib in the 2018 midterm elections was part of "an Islamic invasion of our government",[150] and in 2021, she called the Squad supporters of "terrorism" and "Hamas" who "don't belong in Congress" and referred to them as the "Jihad Squad". "[353][354], In February 2021, CrossFit attempted to distance itself from Greene, who once owned an affiliated gym and is an avid proponent of CrossFit fitness regimens. With a $500 fine for the first time and a $2,500 fine for each subsequent time, it is believed that, as of March 2022, Greene has been fined at least $93,000, taken out of her congressional salary. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. Lorsque vous utilisez nos sites et applications, nous utilisons des, authentifier les utilisateurs, appliquer des mesures de scurit, empcher les spams et les abus; et. [161] Greene and other Republicans refused to wear masks in a secured room with other members of Congress during the storming of the Capitol in January 2021;[162] afterward, it was reported that several representatives tested positive for the virus, including Bonnie Watson Coleman, Pramila Jayapal and Brad Schneider. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! Her comments drew widespread criticism, including from leading Republican representatives and the Jewish community. Keep up with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sign up for my newsletter to get the latest news, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Democrats are organizing to cancel conservative media company Fox News while Dominion is suing Fox for $1.6 Billion, My office is closely monitoring the damage from severe storms last night in NW Georgia with direct communication wi. Her support for bigotry and the QAnon conspiracy theory in the videos were condemned, including by conservatives, such as McCarthy and Republican whip Steve Scalise,[7][280] but they took no action against her, with McCarthy remaining neutral in the runoff. [2][395] Perry Greene announced in September 2022 that he was filing for divorce and that their marriage was "irretrievably broken". I now know that is not correct. On Facebook and Twitter, Greene suggested the plan might be "Biden's mark of the beast", a reference to the Book of Revelation, echoing a far-right conspiracy theory that getting vaccinated is equivalent to pledging allegiance to the devil. ", "Plan B is an emergency contraceptive not an abortion pill. President Joe Biden thinks conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene can be an asset for Democrats in a . I call it 'corporate communism. [338] Greene retained Trump's support,[331] which presented McCarthy with the problem of having to manage the expectations of the Republican Party's various factions in dealing with Cheney and Greene. [201], In March 2021, Greene was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'tat, for reasons reported to be unclear. [56] By the time she was sworn in in January 2021, Greene reported having moved to Rome, also firmly in the 14th. [39] In 2011, Greene stepped down as the company's CFO and began CrossFit training. [84] Facebook deleted the meme the next day for violating its policies on inciting violence, prompting Greene to claim that Democrats were trying to "cancel" her. She added: "It's still fascism, or communism, whatever you want to call it, but it's coming from private companies. [333][334] After McConnell's statement, several other Republican senators voiced criticisms of Greene. [378], In July 2022, Twitter labeled two tweets by Greene, in which she misgendered and deadnamed Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, as violating their rules on hateful conduct, but did not delete them, saying it believed it was in the public's interest for the tweets to remain accessible. She had no respect for the privacy of me as an 18-year-old school shooting survivor or my staff. Senator Kelly Loeffler made a brief appearance. "[293], According to her author biography page, Greene wrote 59 articles for the now-defunct conspiracy theory website American Truth Seekers, including one linking the Democratic Party to "Child Sex, Satanism, and the Occult". Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974 - ) In Congress 2021 - Present | Member Back to Member Detail Georgia, District 14 The district map is not available. [112][113] She refused to wear a face mask while sheltering in place during the riot, and during the debate to impeach Trump she tweeted: "Democrats must be held accountable for the political violence inspired by their rhetoric." He only voted one time. [300][301], In a 2018 Facebook post found by Media Matters in January 2021, Greene claimed that the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, was an organized false flag operation. On May 6, the judge ruled that she was eligible for reelection, but the final decision belongs to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Members of the House are constitutionally required to live in the state they represent, but not necessarily in the same congressional district. [1], According to ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, in May 2021, Greene broke Georgia law by claiming two homestead exemptions in taxes on her properties, an older home and one she bought in the Georgia's 14th congressional district when she ran for office; only one exemption may legally be claimed. According to House rules, subsequent fines were $2,500 each. ", "Police Are Now Seeking the Removal of Nancy Pelosi", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's endorsement of conspiracy theories, violence sparks calls for her resignation again", "A QAnon Follower May Win This U.S. Congressional Seat", "Republicans called her videos 'appalling' and 'disgusting.' This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. 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[123] On January 28, with the revelations of Greene's threats against Democratic members of the House, Pelosi spoke of an "enemy within the House of Representatives" and the need to increase security measures, stating that this referred to "members who want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence on other members of Congress" alluding to Greene and other Republican representatives, such as Lauren Boebert, who wanted to bring guns onto the House floor. "[15] Greene did not deny the authenticity of the reported content, but stated that the CNN article was "focused on my time before running for political office", that "teams of people manage my pages", and that CNN had reported on content that "did not represent my views". She claimed that her criticisms were limited to Church leadership and did not apply to lay Catholics. [291], Greene supported the debunked far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, which she discovered through columnist Liz Crokin. Look for a contact form on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenes website to express your opinion. She is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. "[7] After the murder of George Floyd, Greene posted on Facebook that his death "must be investigated and justice will be served", calling the video "heartbreaking". PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. ", "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged", "Guam governor offers Greene history book after falsely calling US territory a foreign land", "Guam offering cookies and geography lessons to Marjorie Taylor Greene after CPAC blunder", "Guam sends cookie care package after Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's not part of America", "Guam offers Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene blames July Fourth mass shooting on LGBTQ plot to enact 'more gun control', "GOP Rep. Fred Upton receives death threats after voting for bipartisan infrastructure deal", "GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill", "House GOP members who voted for infrastructure bill face backlash from Republican colleagues", "GOP rep shares threatening voicemail after infrastructure vote", "GOP congressman gets threatening voicemail after backing infrastructure bill", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backs bill that would ban Pride flags at U.S. embassies", "QAnon congresswoman sponsors bill to ban the rainbow flag at embassies", "Before Marjorie Taylor Greene was tossed from House committees she defended herself with transphobia", "What Marjorie Taylor Greene Said in Speech Denouncing QAnonFull Transcript", "Outrage as Marjorie Taylor Greene displays transphobic sign in Congress", "Antigay Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Equality Act Protects Pedophiles", "Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to replace LGBTQ+ Equality Act", "Lawmaker with Transgender Daughter Responds to Colleague's Transphobic Sign Outside Her Office", "Republican introduces anti-trans bathroom bill in Congress to stop 'radical gender ideology', "Marjorie Taylor Greene claims that teaching about gay people is 'emotional child abuse', "Marjorie Taylor Greene gave her definition of a woman and it backfired spectacularly", "Marjorie Taylor Greene groundlessly claims straight people face extinction within 150 years because of LGBTQ+ education", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down On Anti-LGBTQ RhetoricSuggests Pride Month 'Needs To End', "Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces bill to make gender-affirming care for transgender youth a felony", "Marjorie Taylor Greene hurls homophobic slur at Bay Area rep", "In Shocking Turn of Events, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Aren't Happy With Chauvin Verdict", "Fox, Newsmax, Taylor Greene and Cruz question jury as conservatives cope with Chauvin murder verdict", "Marjorie Taylor Greene says BLM protests are 'the same tactics the Ku Klux Klan used to use', "House Passes Sweeping Policing Bill Targeting Racial Bias and Use of Force", "Rep. Greene downplays Jan. 6 attackers as 'teenagers' who 'walked through the Capitol', "Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped apart after calling Squad the 'Jihad Squad' and saying they should be removed from Congress", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing blowback for comparing COVID vaccine to Holocaust, says 'media and Democrats' are the real problem", "The GOP wants government to run like business. [253][254] Greene's office said on April 16 that the new caucus would be launched "very soon",[255] but the next day her spokesman said it was still in an early planning stage and that Greene was not "launching anything". Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. [362] In a mid-May 2021 poll by Morning Consult, the majority of GOP voters surveyed had either never heard of or had no opinion on Greene; among those who had an opinion, Greene was seen overall more favorably than unfavorably. [156][157], In September 2020, Greene wrote on Twitter that "children should not wear masks", calling recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health officials "unhealthy for their psychological, emotional, and educational growth" and "emasculating" for boys. On April 1, 2022, Greene filed a federal lawsuit in which she vigorously denied the allegations and sought to have the law blocked as unconstitutional. [231] Newman has a transgender daughter, whom Greene called Newman's "biological son". [83] In response to questions from Forbes about whether the meme was a threat, a Greene campaign spokesperson dismissed that idea. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia falsely claimed Tuesday that the Biden administration is responsible for the fentanyl deaths of two young men who actually died during the Trump Office Locations Dalton District Office P.O. to suppress entire state-certified vote counts without adjudication in the courts and using a disinformation We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. Our work to hold Congress accountable only matters if elections are decided by counting votes. At the same event, Greene claimed that the virus was Fauci's "experiment". [108] She was reelected in 2022, defeating Democratic nominee Marcus Flowers by almost 30 points. [168], Greene has been fined many times for not wearing a mask on the House floor.
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