- Marjorie Taylor Green voted Monday against commemorating the 50,000 dead in the Turkey-Syria earthquake.
- She and Republican colleague Thomas Massey were two lawmakers who voted against the issue.
- The resolution also honored humanitarian aid workers who helped victims of the earthquake.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of two House Republicans who voted against commemorating the 50,000 people killed in the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. .
Green and her Republican colleague, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massey, said: two opposites Concerning the resolution of the House of Representatives on the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Bill HR 132 was introduced on February 17 by South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson.
according to bill outlineHouse resolution to “mourn the loss of lives” in Turkey and Syria after the earthquake.
“The resolution also (1) commended the work of humanitarian aid and rescue workers on the ground, and (2) condemned the efforts of Syria’s Assad regime to use the disaster to avoid international pressure and accountability. from providing assistance through border crossings between Turkey and Syria,” the summary said.
green and massie two opposites in the roll call vote Even her colleagues, Rep. Lauren Borbert and Rep. Matt Gates, who are known for their controversial views, voted in favor. The bill passed her 414 to 2.
Over 50,000 was killed after An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 Attacks Turkey and Syria on February 6. Over 160,000 buildings Collapsed or wrecked in a disaster, Reuters report.of UNDP In addition, it is estimated that over 1.5 million people were left homeless in the earthquake.
Although Green hasn’t made many public statements about the quake, he has tweeted about the disaster.
“I am praying for Turkey and other countries suffering from the deadly earthquake. Thousands are feared dead,” said the MP. murmured February 6th.
It’s unclear why Green voted against the bill, but it may have had something to do with Wilson’s rationale for introducing the resolution in the first place.
Wilson said in parliament The parliamentary bill, he said Monday, is a message to “war criminal Putin” that delaying humanitarian aid to the region is “despicable”. Wilson’s speech UN aid to Syria was held up in Russia.
green is pretty pro-Russian position About the Ukrainian War.on monday she murmured It is “unconstitutional” for President Joe Biden to support Ukraine because Ukraine is “neither a NATO ally nor a democracy.” In April 2022, Green was one of his six Republican congressmen who opposed the presidential election. Specification It is meant to preserve evidence of war crimes committed by Russia.
Representatives for Green and Massey did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment.