House Defeats Kevin McCarthy’s Resolution To Censure Maxine Waters

House Defeats Kevin McCarthy’s Resolution To Censure Maxine Waters

Share to Linkedin The House on Tuesday voted to table a resolution introduced by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy censuring Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for urging protesters in Minnesota to get "more confrontational" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U. S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as Rep. ... [+] Jim Jordan (R-OH), and House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) listen during a news conference at the U. S. Capitol September 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. House GOP leaders held a news conference to discuss Speaker of the House Pelosi's announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The House voted along party lines, with 216 Democrats voting for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's motion to table the resolution and 210 Republicans voting against it. The resolution, which McCarthy attempted to force a vote on, takes aim at Waters telling protesters in Brooklyn Park to "stay on the street" and "get more confrontational" if Chauvin is found not guilty. The resolution also cites comments by Judge Peter Cahill, the judge in Chauvin's trial, who said Waters' comments may have given Chauvin's