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Sara Jacobs Introduces Censure Resolution, Calls For Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Pat Finn / Producer

Published February 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM PST

This story was published more than 3 years ago.

Newly released video of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has increased scrutiny of the GOP congresswoman. Two Democrats have called for her to be expelled from Congress while Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized the House GOP leadership for its support of Greene.

Saying she knows what can happen when rhetoric advocating violence is allowed to go unchecked, San Diego Democratic Congresswoman Sara Jacobs has co-sponsored a censure resolution against Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

In the first month of her first term in the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) has co-sponsored legislation to censure another first-term congresswoman.

Jacobs and fellow Democrat Nikema Williams of Georgia drafted the legislation to censure Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and also call on her to resign. Before the 2020 election as well as afterward, Greene has posted racist videos on Facebook, harassed survivors of the Parkland High School mass shooting and called for violence against elected Democrats, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

In an interview with KPBS Midday Edition on Monday, Jacobs said that she personally felt safe in the Capitol, but she believes it is important to hold public figures accountable for their words.

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A censure resolution requires a simple majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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Pat Finn previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and KPBS Evening Edition. Finn began her career in broadcasting at KTLA and KCET in Los Angeles. In 1979 she became KPBS’ Public Information Director, then Director of Advertising and Promotion, Program Director, and Director of Broadcasting. She oversaw the station’s local and national productions, including the one-hour documentary Los Romeros: The Royal Family of the Guitar, and Child Protective Services, a one-hour look inside the San Diego County agency responsible for the welfare of at risk children. Both programs also aired on public television stations nationwide. Finn has earned honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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