Washington, DC – February 4, 2021….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 72, which would remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. While Congressman Womack strongly condemns her previous comments, he disagrees with this specific House action that would set a precedent where the majority party can punish a member of the minority party by removing them from their committee assignments for actions taken and comments made before assuming office: 

“Let me be very clear—I denounce in the strongest of terms the litany of remarks, likes, postings, and retweets of comments made by Rep. Greene. The fact that these were made in the run-up to her election is between her and the people of North Georgia. I have listened intently as she both publicly and privately admitted deep regret for her nonsensical rhetoric and pledged to carry the weight of her office with the level of integrity and honor expected of a leader. I will reserve judgment on Ms. Greene as she navigates the role of a Member of Congress in the ensuing weeks and months. She will now either make the transition from candidate to representative—or bear the consequences of her actions and behavior. The House is taking a dangerous course by involving itself in a controversy best settled by North Georgia voters. To remove a member for rhetoric prior to becoming an elected member opens the floodgates for future actions similarly situated. Congress should not go there.”

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

womack.house.gov

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