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Marjorie Taylor Greene is taking a new approach to Washington

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Far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is changing her tone and trying to remake her image.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is no stranger to controversy² with her extremist, far-right rhetoric³ and ties to former President Donald Trump⁴. But the new year and the new Congress have placed her in the spotlight⁵ for a different reason - her vocal⁶ support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler has more on Greene's new approach to Washington.

STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE⁷: When the first day of Congress adjourned⁸ and lawmakers went spilling into the halls of the Capitol without being sworn in, most Republicans were understandably frustrated⁹.

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MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: It's not a popularity contest. It's not who we like and who we don't like because - you want to know something? That is the failure of Republicans.

FOWLER: About 90% of the GOP conference voted for Kevin McCarthy three times that day, so that sentiment wasn't a surprise, but the speaker was - Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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GREENE: The Republicans are the party of never, and it's always never when they don't like somebody. And that's how we failed the country.

FOWLER: Greene is one of the most prolific¹⁰ fundraisers and attention-getters in the Republican Party, and not always for good reasons. Democrats¹¹ stripped her of committee assignments for a cornucopia¹² of comments that dabbled¹³ in degrees of conspiracy¹⁴ theories, antisemitism and other incendiary rhetoric that she has occasionally apologized for.

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GREENE: So I just wanted to come here today and say that I'm truly sorry for offending people with remarks about the Holocaust¹⁵. There's no comparison.

FOWLER: After Republicans regained¹⁶ control of the chamber¹⁷ by the narrowest of margins¹⁸ in November, Greene's unwavering support for Speaker McCarthy, alongside her unflinching commitment to ultraconservative policies, places her into a new nexus¹⁹ of power. Here's Greene on Fox News.

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GREENE: I have the support of the base, and I keep telling everyone here in Washington, this is what the American people want. And it was easy for me to get on board with this agenda because I'd see the conference come around the same thing.

JIM HOBART: She's got the ear of McCarthy. She's got the ear of the former president, who's still, arguably, the leader of the party. You know, she has a lot of voters, nationwide, who like her.

FOWLER: That's Jim Hobart, a Republican pollster and partner at Public Opinion Strategies. He says there's a bit of a power vacuum in the Republican Party right now, especially in the House, where it only takes a few people within the ranks to make or break legislation.

John Mason Long is a Georgia-based Republican strategist who says it's smart for Greene to choose the make option by supporting McCarthy, given the current dynamics²⁰ where the House needs the entire conference on the same page.

JOHN MASON LONG: What she knows she has to do is be an effective legislator, and that's why she's got a great relationship with Speaker McCarthy. And then she's got a great relationship with the other side of the party, that more Freedom Caucus²¹ side of the party.

FOWLER: So what's changed from the last Congress to this one? Is it the Republican Party, Marjorie Taylor Greene or a little bit of both? Here's Jim Hobart again.

HOBART: I don't know necessarily if Marjorie Taylor Greene has changed. She's just changed the tone of the way she talks about things. She's changed who she is talking to, and she's changed the focus in those conversations.

FOWLER: It's possible that Greene's rise in power and prominence²² are the beginnings of a greater shift within the party, as some seek to merge²³ the pro-Trump fervor²⁴ with actual governing. Or it could merely be a byproduct of this particular moment in this particular majority in this particular Congress.

For NPR News, I'm Stephen Fowler in Atlanta.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

6 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

9 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

11 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 cornucopia   

n.象征丰收的羊角

参考例句：

• The book is a cornucopia of information.书是知识的宝库。
• Our cornucopia is the human mind and heart.我们富足是由于人类的智慧和热情。

13 dabbled   

v.涉猎( dabble的过去式和过去分词 )；涉足；浅尝；少量投资

参考例句：

• He dabbled in business. 他搞过一点生意。 来自辞典例句
• His vesture was dabbled in blood. 他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。 来自辞典例句

14 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

15 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

16 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

17 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

18 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

19 nexus   

n.联系；关系

参考例句：

• Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
• Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面，消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。

20 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。

21 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

22 prominence   

n.突出；显著；杰出；重要

参考例句：

• He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
• This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。

23 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

24 fervor   

n.热诚；热心；炽热

参考例句：

• They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.他们只关心自己的宗教热诚。
• The speech aroused nationalist fervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。