House Dems Want Marjorie Taylor Greene Removed From Committee, But GOP's Hands May Be Tied
Members of the House Education and Labor Committee are calling on Republican officials to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Green from her committee assignment—after the freshman congresswoman sparked widespread criticism for supporting conspiracy theories surrounding several deadly school shootings.
But stripping her of the seat may not be as easy as House Democrats are hoping. While legislators have left or been removed from committees in the past, there is a procedural quirk that governs these positions.
"Once a member is placed on a standing committee, the party leadership can't actually remove that member from just that committee—at least not until there is a new Congress," American University professor Andrew Ballard told Newsweek.
"Marjorie Taylor Greene has already been put on the committee, and according to the House Rules, the only way that she can be removed—short of actually being removed from the House—is if she resigns," he said.
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