Jared Moskowitz, a freshman Dem from Florida, told us he will vote to censure Rashida Tlaib tomorrow. Said her “river-to-the-sea” comments are “unacceptable.”
Democratic effort to block the resolution just failed, 208-213. Six Rs voted to block it. Final vote tomorrow— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 7, 2023
[I suspect that the whip vote against censure was to prevent some breakouts among the caucus. Moskovitz is correct that the “river to the sea” rhetoric is explicitly genocidal. Steny Hoyer said the same thing today too, while still opposing censure. — Ed]
4) Hoyer: I'm strongly for what Israel is doing. But that does not mean that others who express themselves in America are not able to do that without being called to the dock.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 7, 2023
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