U.S. Rep. Cory Mills denies that he participated in any backroom deal to avoid a House censure.

The New Smyrna Republican issued a statement saying he expected a censure resolution to hit the floor Tuesday evening shortly after the House was expected to pass a similar measure targeting Resident Commissioner Stacey Plaskett .

“It has been made obvious to me that in recent months, Democrats have been using me as a political pawn,” Mills said. “So, with full transparency, my team and I fully expected that a vote to censure me would be brought to the floor yesterday. We prepared for it. But it never came, which surprised us just as much as anyone else.”

Mills is a top target for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He also has repeatedly seen personal scandals in the

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