House Democrat vows to break party lines to hold Rep. Rashida Tlaib accountable: 'I would support that'

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz (Fla.) vowed Monday to support future censure resolutions against his Democratic colleague, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).

Last week, Moskowitz helped kill a resolution censuring Tlaib for "anti-Semitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex." The resolution, brought by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), was referring to a pro-Palestinian protest that flooded the Cannon House Office Building as the alleged "insurrection."

But Moskowitz told CNN anchor Jake Tapper Monday evening that he will break party ranks the next time a resolution censuring Tlaib comes to the House floor.

"If a censure comes on her misinformation on the hospital bombing which obviously we know was not true, that she continued to spread even after intelligence came out [that] it wasn't true and 'on from the river to the sea,' I would support that censure," Moskowitz said.

Fortunately for Moskowitz, he will have that opportunity as soon as Tuesday.

The House is expected to act on two censure resolutions, one brought by Greene and another brought by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.).

Greene's resolution would censure Tlaib for "anti-Semitic activity and sympathizing with terrorist organizations" while McCormick's resolution would censure Tlaib for "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel."

On Tuesday afternoon, the House moved McCormick's resolution to a full House vote. The House is expected to act on Greene's later in the evening.

For her part, Tlaib has admitted no wrongdoing. She claimed on Monday that her congressional colleagues are "more focused on silencing me than they are on saving lives," alleging they have shown her "that Palestinian lives simply do not matter to them."

"Rather than acknowledge the voice and perspective of the only Palestinian American in Congress, my colleagues have resorted to distorting my positions in resolutions filled with obvious lies," Tlaib added. "Meanwhile, each day that passes without a ceasefire brings more death and destruction upon innocent civilians, who have nowhere safe to go, drawing outrage and condemnation from the American people and the international community."

But according to Moskowitz, "there can be no ceasefire with Hamas."

In his interview on CNN, the Florida Democrat drew an important distinction about the demand from Tlaib and others for a "ceasefire."

"Instead, we should be calling for Hamas to surrender. How about that? How about we call for the terrorist organization to surrender instead of a country like Israel defending its people?" Moskowitz mic-dropped.

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