House votes to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards | CNN Politics

House votes to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards | CNN Politics  CNN

The emotional remarks came shortly before the House overwhelmingly voted 413-2 to censure Edwards.

Democrats and Republicans both voted to formally rebuke Edwards, after the House Ethics Committee found there was "substantial reason" to believe he had "engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers."

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) was censured by the House on Tuesday after the Ethics Committee found he failed "to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers." Why it matters: The vote amounts to a remarkable bipartisan rebuke, with the GOP leadership team and th

The House voted Tuesday afternoon to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), by a vote of 413-2, after the House Ethics Committee’s recommendation to do so following an investigation into sexual misconduct with two female staffers.  Edwards, who dropped his reelection bid after the committee released its report, was censure