Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, of New York, introduced a resolution Wednesday to censure Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, also of New York, for “conduct unbecoming” of a member of Congress, citing her support of Jan. 6 defendants who she has referred to as “hostages.”
“I rise today to introduce a resolution to censure Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for providing aid, comfort and support to the rioters and insurrectionists who violently attacked this Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to undermine our democracy and illegally stop the peaceful transfer of power,” Goldman announced from the House floor Wednesday.
“January 6th was the gravest attack on American democracy since the Civil War, and Congresswoman Stefanik’s persistent and continued support for the perpetrators of an insurrection is contemptuous,” Goldman added in a statement.
In her “reference to the criminally convicted January 6 insurrectionists as ‘hostages,’ Congresswoman Stefanik both demeans the actual hostages currently held in captivity in Gaza and provides support for those who attacked the Capitol,” Goldman said.
Goldman also cited Stefanik raising concerns about the 2020 election results and her criticism of special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Trump.