The House on Wednesday blocked a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) over his role in the Russia investigation and the Trump 2016 presidential campaign.
The chamber voted 225-196 to table the resolution. Seven lawmakers—5 Democrats and 2 Republicans— voted ‘present’.
Twenty House Republicans voted with all Democrats present to table the censure resolution that was introduced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.). They are:
- Kelly Armstrong (N.D.)
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Ore.)
- Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.)
- Tom Cole (Okla.)
- Warren Davidson (Ohio)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.)
- Kay Granger (Texas)
- Garret Graves (La.)
- Thomas Kean Jr. (N.J.)
- Kevin Kiley (Calif.)
- Young Kim (Calif.)
- Mike Lawler (N.Y.)
- Thomas Massie (Ky.)
- Tom McClintock (Calif.)
- Mark Molinaro (N.Y.)
- Jay Obernolte (Calif.)
- Mike Simpson (Ind.)
- Mike Turner (Ohio)
- David Valadao (Calif.)
- Steve Womack (Ark.)
Earlier this year House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) blocked Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from serving on the House Intelligence Committee.
“I think it says that Trump and his MAGA supporters view me as a threat. There’s a reason they signaled me out. They think I was effective in holding them accountable. And they won’t stop me,” Schiff said after the vote, according to the Hill.
“And I think frankly this [is] deeply counterproductive to that goal but that’s their aim, to go after anybody that stands up to them, to try to make an example out of them. But it’s not gonna deter me for a moment,” he added.
