Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) censure resolution aimed at fellow Republican Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) was referred to the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday night.
The House overwhelmingly voted to refer it to the committee, 310-103, with most Republicans and 106 Democrats backing the motion. Mills introduced the motion to refer it to committee, stalling Mace’s censure effort.
Before the vote, Mace and Mills let their animosity toward each other be known. The South Carolina representative reportedly called him a “piece of s***” as the resolution was read.
Several Republicans — including Mace, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — voted against the motion to refer. Greene said she didn’t want the bill in committee so the House couldn’t continue “to protect their own.”
Luna said the “uniparty” uses the motion to refer to the Ethics Committee to protect “corrupt elected officials.”
Mills blasted Mace following the vote, accusing her of trying to censure him to help her South Carolina governor bid. “I think that if you look at Nancy Mace’s race for governor, that’ll tell you exactly what that motivation is,” he said, later adding that he will seek reelection.
The South Carolina representative appeared to direct her ire toward Congress. “There is no honor in Stolen Valor. There is no honor in abusing women. There is no honor in national security issues and arms deals,” Mace wrote on X, naming Mills’s alleged scandals. “This is Washington.”
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The vote came shortly after the House Ethics Committee announced they were investigating Mills for or failure to properly disclose information, violation of campaign finance laws, improperly soliciting or receiving gifts, receiving special favors, and allegations of sexual misconduct.
An Ethics Committee investigation will take much longer to deliver consequences than a censure would, giving a victory to Mills for now. Former Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress after a House Ethics report was released in 2023, though, illustrating the possible consequences for Mills once the committee gathers enough information.
