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House to vote on censuring Representative Chuck Edwards over conduct toward female staffers

A vote is scheduled on a censure motion against the North Carolina Republican following a House Ethics Committee investigation.

The short version

  • The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a censure motion against Representative Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican.
  • The vote follows a House Ethics Committee finding last month that Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
  • If the motion passes, Edwards will become the first lawmaker censured by a House controlled by their own political party in several decades.

Key facts

  • The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a censure motion against Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina on Tuesday.[The Washington Post]
  • Last month, the House Ethics Committee determined that Edwards had engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female staff members.[The Washington Post]
  • If the censure measure is approved, Edwards would be the first member of Congress in several decades to be censured by a House chamber controlled by his own political party.[The Washington Post]

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