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The House voted Thursday to strip controversial Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments. All Democrats and 11 Republicans voted for the measure, despite Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's opposition to it.
Although some Republicans have rebuked Greene, there had been opposition to stripping her of committee assignments, which carry power since bills are crafted in committees. Democrats have slammed her seat on the Education and Labor Committee in particular, given Greene's previous promotion of conspiracy theories related to the Parkland and Newtown school shootings.
McCarthy said Wednesday that he "unequivocally" opposed Greene's comments, but he accused Democrats of a "power grab." On Thursday ahead of the vote, McCarthy said this resolution creates a "dangerous new standard that will only deepen divides.“
In a speech on the House floor before the vote, Greene said that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 did occur, and that she believes children deserve protection from school shootings.
At a lengthy meeting of the Republican conference on Wednesday evening, Greene expressed remorse for her previous comments and past support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
At the same meeting, Representative Liz Cheney fended off an effort to have her removed from her House GOP leadership role over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol. However, 61 GOP members voted to expel her from leadership, suggesting deep divisions within the Republican caucus over the party's direction moving forward.
The refusal of House GOP leaders to exercise their authority to remove Greene from her committee assignments stands in contrast to their handling of a similar situation in 2019, when the party's steering committee chose to remove then-Congressman Steve King from his committees over comments defending white supremacy.
Congressional Democrats have sought to tie House Republicans to Greene's extremist positions.
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