Congressman Marc Molinaro Votes for Far-Right Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker
The Once-Moderate Rep. Has Taken a Hard-Right Turn In A Matter Of Weeks
NEW YORK — Congressman Marc Molinaro has just voted to elect Representative Jim Jordan to be the next Speaker of the House. While Jordan failed to get enough votes to become Speaker, today’s vote marks a radical shift for the once-moderate Rep. Molinaro. When asked last week about his support for Jordan, Rep. Molinaro claimed that his constituents “don’t give a sh*t who the Speaker of the House is.”
Jim Jordan has spent his career fighting against the interests of working Americans. Jordan is a founding member and the current Vice Chair of the House Freedom Caucus, infamous for his role in stirring up far-right “culture wars” and his performative political stunts. He’s voted repeatedly to raise the retirement age and deprive hard-working Americans of their Social Security and Medicare benefits while supporting massive tax cuts for big corporations and the ultra-rich.
Maria Martinez, Executive Director of Empire State Voices, released the following statement:
“Rep. Molinaro’s vote for Jim Jordan undermines any claim he might have once had to call himself a ‘moderate.’ He’s abandoned any pretense of fighting for his constituents these past few weeks, working instead with Rep. Matt Gaetz to slash funding for programs that New Yorkers rely on and falling in line behind the far-right wing as they’ve plunged the House into chaos. A Jim Jordan Speakership would be catastrophic for working New Yorkers. Marc Molinaro is no moderate—he’s just another extremist who’s a bit better at hiding it.”
To learn more about the campaign, please reach out to press@empirestatevoices.org
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Empire State Voices (ESV) is a multi-year campaign dedicated to amplifying the voices of everyday working New Yorkers. ESV is fighting for economic policies that make life more affordable for constituents and holding members of Congress across the state accountable when they fail to do the same.
