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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) issues the following statement regarding her vote on H.Res.521:

“It’s clear that Congressman Schiff’s irresponsible actions were motivated by partisan politics. I’ve always believed that he needs to be held accountable for those actions, but in a manner that doesn’t reflect similar politically charged decisions. It needs to be fair, reasonable, and lawful. Imposing an arbitrary and substantial financial punishment would have been unconstitutional and set a dangerous precedent for future majority parties to abuse. With that provision removed, I voted in favor of the censure to condemn his efforts to mislead the American people and to refer this matter to the Ethics Committee – evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats – for a full investigation into his misuse of sensitive information.”

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