this afternoon, I visited the holocaust museum. The holocaust is there’s nothing comparable to it. It’s, it happened And you know, over six million jewish people were murdered, the horrors of the holocaust or something that some people don’t even believe happened. And some people deny. But there is no comparison to the holocaust. And there are words that I have said in remarks that I’ve made that I know are offensive and for that I want to apologize. Anti Semitism is true hate. And I saw that today At the Holocaust Museum. Actually, I visited Auschwitz when I was 19 years old. And so this isn’t is it? It isn’t like I learned about it today. I went today because I thought it’s important and I know that I wanted to recognize it and be able to talk about it. Coming, coming out here with my apology. I believe that uh forced mask and forced vaccines or vaccine, passports or type of discrimination and I’m very much against that type of discrimination. What I would like to say is I’m removing that statement completely away from what I had said before. There is no computer. I just want to say there is no comparison to the holocaust and there never should be. And that’s what I’m sorry for.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has been fined $48,000 for not wearing a mask on the House floor, according to a letter from the House Sergeant at Arms, obtained by CNN.Related video above: Greene apologizes in June for comparing masks, HolocaustGreene has been fined 20 times for not wearing a mask. After receiving an initial warning in May, Greene was fined $500 for her first offense, and $2,500 for each subsequent offense, which is in line with House rules.Greene has appealed at least one of her fines, but it was upheld. Greene was seen by CNN not wearing a mask on the floor Tuesday. The fines come from Greene’s salary.The letter from the House Sergeant at Arms was first reported by The Hill.Democrats implemented the rule last year amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi instated the rule that members had to wear masks on the floor, many Republicans have evaded the rules and been fined as a result. Many GOP lawmakers continued to protest the mask rules long after the protocols were first instilled.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has been fined $48,000 for not wearing a mask on the House floor, according to a letter from the House Sergeant at Arms, obtained by CNN.
Related video above: Greene apologizes in June for comparing masks, Holocaust
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Greene has been fined 20 times for not wearing a mask. After receiving an initial warning in May, Greene was fined $500 for her first offense, and $2,500 for each subsequent offense, which is in line with House rules.
Greene has appealed at least one of her fines, but it was upheld. Greene was seen by CNN not wearing a mask on the floor Tuesday. The fines come from Greene’s salary.
The letter from the House Sergeant at Arms was first reported by The Hill.
Democrats implemented the rule last year amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi instated the rule that members had to wear masks on the floor, many Republicans have evaded the rules and been fined as a result. Many GOP lawmakers continued to protest the mask rules long after the protocols were first instilled.
