Condemning the Members of Congress constituting the leadership team of the House Republican Conference.
United States119th CongressHRES-216House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 11, 2025
Summary
This resolution seeks to condemn the leadership team of the House Republican Conference, including Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, for an incident involving a social media post. The condemnation specifically targets these leaders for allowing the House Republican Conference's political arm to publish a "vile post" on X. The controversial post questioned the immigration status and patriotism of United States Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The resolution characterizes this rhetoric as xenophobic and anti-immigrant , arguing it falsely labels a duly elected citizen as an "illegal immigrant." It emphasizes that such statements are beneath the oath of office for a Member of Congress and undermine the decorum of the House, formally condemning the named Republican leaders for permitting this false statement and the questioning of a colleague's citizenship.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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