Republicans hint at retribution after Democrats throw Rep. Gosar off his committees.
, D-Calif., was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy, which Swalwell and intelligence officials have said didn't compromise any sensitive information.
"This body has suffered greatly. And the new standard will continue to be applied in the future," he said, without defending or condemning Gosar., with just two Republicans voting with Democrats: Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.McCarthy declined Thursday to elaborate on which Democrats could get the ax from committees if he were to become speaker.
"We would not walk away from our responsibilities for fear of something they may do in the future," she said. Doug Heye, a former House Republican leadership aide, said he has"no doubt" that a future GOP majority would seek to throw Democrats off committees over extreme language.Heye said that he supported censuring Gosar but that Democrats should have opted for a"clean" censure that didn't target his committee assignments.
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