As Speaker Kevin McCarthy prepared to kick two Democrats off the House Intelligence Committee, even using this as the basis for political fundraising, some of his own GOP members weren’t altogether pleased with the plan.
Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, for example, issued a statement yesterday describing the effort as a “charade,” adding, “Speaker McCarthy needs to stop ‘bread and circuses’ in Congress and start governing for a change.” Other GOP members, including South Carolina’s Nancy Mace and California’s David Valadao, also expressed public skepticism about the move.
The speaker ignored them. NBC News reported overnight:
Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday blocked two Democrats from seats on the House Intelligence Committee. … McCarthy, R-Calif., made good on his promise to block former Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell — both D-Calif. — from serving on that panel.
As we’ve discussed, such a decision ordinarily…
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