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groundloop

(13,987 posts)
Tue Jan 10, 2023, 09:55 PM Jan 2023

McCarthy expected to keep 3 Democrats off House committees [View all]

Source: ABC News

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and leading Republicans are expected to soon make good on a vow to keep three Democrats from seats on influential committees in the new House.

McCarthy's focus is Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, two California lawmakers who have served on the House Intelligence Committee.

"Speaker McCarthy confirms that Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and Ilhan Omar are getting kicked off the Intel and Foreign Affairs Committees. Promises made. Promises kept!" Rep. Troy Nehls, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, tweeted on Tuesday.

McCarthy has long pledged to oust the three, citing objections to their behavior and the precedent of the previous House removing committee assignments for Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mccarthy-expected-3-democrats-off-house-committees/story?id=96344389



Moderators: I'm posting this as "news" since Troy Nehls has stated emphatically that these three Democrats will be kicked off of their committees. "Speaker McCarthy confirms that Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and Ilhan Omar are getting kicked off the Intel and Foreign Affairs Committees. Promises made. Promises kept!" Rep. Troy Nehls, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, tweeted on Tuesday.
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If this happens, I am sure they will all find a place on other committees and here is the thing Bev54 Jan 2023 #1
They need to stuff the clown car with more clowns SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #2
Like school yard bullies, everything thing done to the corrupt fascists must be retaliated against Thomas Hurt Jan 2023 #3
What chickenshits. C_U_L8R Jan 2023 #4
When Democrats regain the House lapfog_1 Jan 2023 #5
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So childish Bayard Jan 2023 #6
"Objections to their Behavior" BOSSHOG Jan 2023 #7
Talk about false equivalency n/t hibbing Jan 2023 #8
More time for them to --- vlyons Jan 2023 #9
Fuck that! Martin68 Jan 2023 #10
Schiff, Swalwell and Omar - MTG & Gosar. Comparing a beach to a grain of sand. NoMoreRepugs Jan 2023 #11
Four legs good. Two legs bad! Ford_Prefect Jan 2023 #12
Best to simply ignore them truthisfreedom Jan 2023 #13
They can use their free time to give speeches mocking Hassler Jan 2023 #14
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2023 #16
Anybody with a functioning brain is at risk. Turbineguy Jan 2023 #17
Gohmert no longer in House. Sneederbunk Jan 2023 #18
Sorry. Turbineguy Jan 2023 #19
Maybe one of the other "Goxxxx" loons BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #24
Can Schumer remove 3 Repuke senators in retaliation? roamer65 Jan 2023 #20
Dang DashOneBravo Jan 2023 #21
The speaker can't do that on his own. hvn_nbr_2 Jan 2023 #22
Unfortunately, that's incorrect FBaggins Jan 2023 #25
That sucks about Schiff and Swalwell iemanja Jan 2023 #23
Omar doesn't back down. maxsolomon Jan 2023 #29
Transparently pure political vengence without justification bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #26
kick Omaha Steve Jan 2023 #27
McCarthy's Objection PhylliPretzel Jan 2023 #28
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