He should resign - immediately,' Lewis said. His conduct is a disgrace to the First Congressional District, and to all the people of Maryland. 'Representative Harris’ actions have been nothing short of an attack on our democracy, a betrayal of those who he represents, and an attempt to overturn a legitimate election in favor of a wannabe authoritarian. The chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, Yvette Lewis, released a statement Thursday calling on Harris to immediately resign after he 'continued to legitimize and fuel the attempted insurrection, voting and speaking against the certification of the Electoral College.' Al Lawson (D-Fla.) was also involved in the argument. The Washington Post reported that no punches were thrown.

Kristin Wilson, a CNN reporter, tweeted that at least a dozen other members cleared their benches during the incident and that the House's Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms appeared to help diffuse the situation. Chrysta Castañeda Supreme Court Chief Justice Amt, Clark Meachum Place 3 Place 4 Place 9 v/ Elizabeth Davis Frizell Tina Clinton Brandon Birmingham Place 6 Place 7 Place 8 Kathy Cheng Staci Williams Gisela D. Colin Allred (D-Tex.) shouted at each other from across the House floor, each demanding that the other sit down, according to the report. District 32 Colin Allred Court of Criminal Appeals Vice President Kamala D. Today, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement after joining his colleagues from both sides of the aisle in. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), objected and asked that Lamb's words be stricken from the record, CNN reported.Īs Lamb continued to speak, Harris and Rep. All AL AK AS AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND MP. Allred’s office issued a statement Thursday that said the Democrat. Harris, the sole Republican member of Maryland's Congressional delegation, has backed President Donald Trump's unsupported claims of voter fraud in the general election even as they were dismissed by courts and refuted by state election officials across the U.S.Īfter the afternoon's violent insurrection by Trump supporters, Harris wrote on Facebook that he continued to support forensic audits in search of evidence of voter fraud.Ĭongressional reporters said the confrontation involving Harris came after Lamb said that “the members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves, their constituents should be ashamed of them.”Īnother member of the House, Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.) and Colin Allred (D-Tex.) confirmed they were involved in the argument.

Colin allred andy harris