House Democrats responded Tuesday to a Republican effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) and remove her from the Intelligence Committee by reviving a censure measure against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.)

Why it matters: This is the third time Democrats have used the threat of a Mills rebuke — or at least a public debate on the topic — to kill a Republican censure effort against one of their members. So far, the strategy has worked. • Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) first introduced the resolution censuring Mills in September, after Republicans moved to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over a confrontation she had with ICE officers. • Later that month, Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) forced a vote on the measure in response to Republicans

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