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Censuring Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent disparaging and derogatory comments about Representative Al Green of Texas.
Censuring Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent disparaging and derogatory comments about Representative Al Green of Texas.
Summary
This resolution would formally censure Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado for comments she made during a March 7, 2025 media interview about Representative Al Green of Texas. If passed, the resolution would require Boebert to present herself in the House chamber for the Speaker to publicly read and pronounce the censure. A censure is a formal reprimand by the House expressing disapproval of a member's conduct. The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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- GOOGLE $8,350
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA $7,450
- SKADDEN ARPS $7,418
- LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP $7,350
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Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ethics. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2025
Ms. Houlahan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics
RESOLUTION
Censuring Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent disparaging and derogatory comments about Representative Al Green of Texas.
Whereas, on March 7, 2025, during an interview with Real America’s Voice News, Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado said “For him to go and shake his pimp cane” about another Member, Representative from Texas, Mr. Al Green; and Whereas the words of the Representative from Colorado are disparaging, derogatory, and racist toward another colleague, and are a breach of proper conduct and decorum of the U.S. House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That—
(1) Representative Lauren Boebert be censured;
(2) Representative Lauren Boebert forthwith present herself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and
(3) ) Representative Lauren Bobert be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. <all>
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