Matt Gaetz Sparks Tense Exchange Over Pledge of Allegiance
Posted on AllSides February 1st, 2023
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Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida on Wednesday introduced an amendment in the House Judiciary Committee that would include a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance before every meeting.
The move caused not only objections but also a heated moment between Republican and Democratic members of the committee.
As Gaetz noted, he first called for the Judiciary Committee to open with the pledge two years ago. Democratic Representative Jerry Nadler of New York, who was chairman of the committee at the time, told Gaetz in 2021 that the move was...
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