Pelosi praises Cheney, slams House GOP in statement
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a statement following House Republicans' removal of Cheney as GOP conference chair by a voice vote, called out to "reasonable Republicans across the country" to "take back their party."
"Congresswoman Liz Cheney is a leader of great courage, patriotism and integrity. Today, House Republicans declared that those values are unwelcome in the Republican party," she said. "The Republican denial of the truth presented by Congresswoman Cheney is reflected in their denial of the need to seek the truth in a January 6th commission and to repair the damage of January 6th with a security supplemental immediately."
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy did not speak after the vote concluded behind closed doors.
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