Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

This resolution censures Representative Maxine Waters for her comments related to the trial of Derek Chauvin.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 331 Laid on Table in House (LTH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 331

           Raising a question of the privileges of the House.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2021

 Mr. McCarthy (for himself, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Stauber, and 
Mrs. Fischbach) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                       to the Committee on Ethics

                             April 20, 2021

  The Committee on Ethics discharged; considered and laid on the table

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas on the evening of April 17, 2021, Representative Maxine M. Waters of 
        California joined protestors in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, who were 
        gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department;
Whereas Representative Maxine M. Waters said, ``We're looking for a guilty 
        verdict'' in the trial of Derek Chauvin;
Whereas Representative Maxine M. Waters said that if there was not a guilty 
        verdict, protestors on the street should ``. . . Stay on the street, and 
        we've got to get more active, we've got to get more confrontational, 
        we've got to make sure they know we mean business.'';
Whereas, on April 19, 2021, the judge in the trial of Derek Chauvin, Judge Peter 
        Cahill, said in reply to Derek Chauvin's defense attorney, ``I'll give 
        you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal 
        that may result in this whole trial being overturned.'';
Whereas Judge Cahill stated, ``I wish elected officials would stop talking about 
        this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of 
        law and to the judicial branch and our function.''; and
Whereas Judge Cahill stated, ``I think if they want to give their opinions, they 
        should do so in a respectful manner, and in a manner that is consistent 
        with their oath to the Constitution. To respect the coequal branch of 
        government. Their failure to do so I think is abhorrent.'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) Representative Maxine M. Waters of California be 
        censured;
            (2) Representative Maxine M. Waters forthwith present 
        herself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of 
        censure; and
            (3) Representative Maxine M. Waters be censured with the 
        public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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