California Democrat Jimmy Gomez will present his resolution to expel Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House of Representatives next Tuesday. The resolution has already brought together more than 30 Democratic co-sponsors, but a resolution to expel a member must be supported by two-thirds of the House – which would require almost 70 Republicans to join the effort.
It is not yet clear when the resolution will be able to receive a vote.
A source familiar with efforts to pass the resolution told CBS News that some Republican offices have expressed interest in adhering to the congressman’s resolution, but have concerns based on the political and security climate in Washington, DC and its home districts.
CBS News also learned that Gomez’s office received numerous online threats from Greene’s supporters after Gomez announced that he would present a resolution to expel her from Congress.
A spokesman for Greene told CBS News that she has no plans to resign.
“They are coming after me because I am a threat to their goal of socialism. They are coming after me because they know that I represent the people, not the politicians. They are coming after me because, as President Trump, I will always defend conservative values. They want to take me out because I represent the people. And they hate it, “Greene said in a statement.
In a statement on Wednesday night announcing his plan, Gomez cited Green’s amplification of 9/11 conspiracy theories and the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as well as his previous support for social media posts. calling for violence against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic politicians.
“This defense of extremism and sedition not only calls for his immediate expulsion from Congress, but it also deserves a strong and clear condemnation from all his Republican colleagues, including the minority leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy, and the minority leader in the Senate. , Mitch McConnell, “said Gomez. Presence in office poses a direct threat against elected officials and officials serving our government, and it is with your safety in mind, as well as the safety of public institutions and officials across our country, that I appeal to my colleagues in the House to support my resolution to immediately remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from this legislative body. ”
Gomez’s plea for Greene’s resignation was echoed by the parents of some of the students who were killed during the 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida.
“She should be removed from Congress today,” said Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter died that day, in an interview. “Knowing that there are people like her who are inciting and inspiring other people disgusts me. The idea that she was elected is a stain on our nation. But it can be fixed and it needs to be.”
Connecticut Democrat Jahana Hayes – who represents the district where Newtown, the site of another school shooting, is located – sent a letter the Republican leadership of the House and the main Republican on the House Education and Work Committee, Deputy Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, to remove Greene from his new assignment to that committee.
“The idea that we have an effective member of Congress trafficking in conspiracy theories, calling the mass shootings at schools false, traumatizing families, harassing victims of school shootings is dangerous,” Hayes told CBS News.
One of her colleagues, Virginia Democrat Jennifer Wexton, joined her, tweeting, “Our children deserve better than this repulsive behavior.”
Ryan Petty, whose daughter was also killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, rated Greene’s comments that the shooting was an “false flag” operation that was incredibly painful for families, those of us who lost loved ones that day. “
“The pain is very real,” he said in an interview with CBS News.
He added that he was concerned about seeing Greene being placed on the Education and Work Committee.
“I’m a member of the Florida State Board of Education. I’m sure I would be held responsible for the charges and conspiracy theories I exposed out there. And I think she should be, too. I don’t think anyone who claims tragedies like Sandy Hook and Parkland were operations false flag and any business that deals with educational policy in this country, “he said.
Nikole Killion and Kimberly Brown contributed reporting.