All 26 House Oversight Republicans refuse to sign statement denouncing white supremacy

[RAB910]

All 26 Republicans on the powerful House Oversight Committee have refused to sign a simple, two-sentence statement denouncing white supremacy.

"We, Members of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, together denounce white nationalism and white supremacy in all its forms, including the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory. These hateful and dangerous ideologies have no place in the work of the United States Congress or our Committee," the statement (copy below) from Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) reads.

It comes after several Oversight Committee Republicans "invoked dangerous and conspiratorial rhetoric echoing the racist and nativist tropes peddled by white supremacists and right-wing extremists," during a February hearing on the "border crisis," Ranking Member Raskin said in a March 5 letter to Committee Chair James Comer (photo, top.) The Washington Post first reported on Raskin’s letter.

"In particular, some Members repeatedly described the number of migrants arriving at the border as an 'invasion,' and even went so far as to falsely accuse the Biden-Harris Administration of implementing a plan 'to deliberately open our border' for purposes of 'changing our culture'—mirroring language often used by MAGA extremists who believe that pro-immigration policies are designed to replace white populations with non-white immigrants and other racial minorities," Raskin's letter says.

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[Bettie]

1. Because they are firmly, 100% in favor of it

can't denounce something that you support wholeheartedly.

[RAB910]

2. They know their base

[Walleye]

3. Exactly. No two ways about it

[brush]

4. Every Dem candidate should make this into campaign ads.

EVERYONE should feature this prominently in their campaigns.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Who is surprised by this?

These assholes will not denounce their base

[Marthe48]

6. R's have to support their army

I mean militia.

The one they have, but they don't have to pay for arms, maintenance or medical care. They pay lip service by defending their militias' hate.