Steny Hoyer, leader of the majority of the House, said Wednesday that the House of Representatives will vote Thursday on whether repr. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Will be deprived of her commission orders after minority leader Kevin McCarthy did not act against her.
“I spoke to leader McCarthy this morning and it is clear that there is no alternative to holding a floor vote on the resolution to remove Representative Greene from her committee duties,” Hoyer, MD, said. in a tweet. “The rules committee will meet this afternoon, and the House will vote on the resolution tomorrow.”
Hoyer told reporters at the Capitol that McCarthy has made a decision and that we are moving forward. He added: “I do not know specifically what he is going to do.”
A McCarthy spokesman said he would discuss the matter with members later Wednesday.
A group of House Democrats passed a resolution this week to remove Greene from her two committee appointments after more of her inflammatory and false statements from before she was elected came to light. These statements included the social media activities in which Greene liked reports in which they wanted to commit violence against prominent Democrats, and a speech in which it was stated that House President Nancy Pelosi, D-California, “is guilty of treason” and that “treason” is a crime punishable by death. . “
She also suggested that the shooting incidents be presented in Parkland and Sandy Hook, which led to the Democrats blowing her mandate to the Education and Labor Committee.
McCarthy, R-Calif. And Greene met late Tuesday before an IDP steering committee meeting, several sources confirmed. The steering committee, led by McCarthy, is the group that selects which committees Republican members sit on. The group can also take away commission assignments.
A source with direct knowledge confirmed to NBC News a Politico report that McCarthy had suggested to Hoyer that Republican Greene be removed from the Education and Labor Committee, but would leave her on the Budget Committee if Democrats agreed not to pass the House decision until to bring mood.
Top Senate Republicans, including minority leader Mitch McConnell, have spoken out against Greene and called for her to be marginalized, but she does have party defenders in the House, including representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and Andy Biggs of Arizona.
