House Speaker McCarthy says he won't seat two Democrats on intelligence committee as new GOP majority flexes muscle
Why Democrats say the McCarthy move with Schiff and Swalwell is revengedenial of seats"runs counter to the serious and sober mission of the Intelligence Committee.
He also contrasted the removal of Schiff and Swalwell to the removal of GOP Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia in the last Congress. The Democratic-led House, with the help of some Republicans, voted to remove Gosar and Greene from committees in the last session.Greene, Gosar reinstated to committees by GOP-led House after Democrats had removed themGosar was censured and removed from committees in November 2021 after posting an animated video that depicted violence against Biden and the killing of progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
"It is my assessment that the misuse of this panel during the 116th and 117th Congresses severely undermined its primary national security and oversight mission–ultimately leaving our nation less safe,"He said he's committed to returning the committee"to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people."
In a response issued late Tuesday, Schiff said McCarthy kicked off the committee because"I fought him and Donald Trump when they tried to tear down our democracy. If he thinks this will stop me, he will soon find out differently."
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