Some of the furthest-right members of the House of Representatives got their committee assignments Tuesday after being earlier stripped of their assignments for controversial behavior.
Georgia Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greeneand Arizona Rep.Paul Gosar— both of whom were previously booted from their committees via a House vote — were granted new committee assignments this week.
Greene will serve on the House Homeland Security Committee, whose GOP members have already begun laying the groundwork for animpeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, CNN reports.
In Feb. 2021, Greene wasstripped of her committee assignmentsdue to her past support of conspiracy theories, violent rhetoric and other behavior.
But Greene has made inroads with more moderate members of her party lately, throwing her support behind McCarthy even as he faced anuphill battleto secure the speakership.
Marjorie Taylor Greene.John Bazemore/AP/Shutterstock
Gosar, meanwhile, will serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources, on which he previously served before being censured and stripped of that assignment forposting a bizarre video on social mediathat depicted an animated version of himself attacking New York Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezand PresidentJoe Biden.
House SpeakerKevin McCarthyhad earlier indicated he planned to place Gosar and Greene back on committees once he took over.
Paul Gosar.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty
McCarthy, who was elected House speaker earlier this month after 15 consecutive rounds of voting, said Tuesday that Rep.George Santoswill also be among the new lawmakers to be seated on a committee.
“He’ll get seated on committees,” McCarthy told reporters,The Hillreports.
Last week, McCarthy said Santosshould not be seated on any top committeessuch as Appropriations, Ways and Means, Financial Services or Energy and Commerce.
On Tuesday afternoon, theWashington Examinerreportedly heard from an inside source that Santos had beentapped for the House Committee on Small Business.
Rep. George Santos outside his office on Capitol Hill.Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images
The New York Republican, who recently admitted to fabricating large portions of his resume, is currently under both federal and county investigations and facing calls from even some in his own party to resign.
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Speaking to CNN on Monday, McCarthy said he “always had a few questions” about Santos' resume, but he hasnot joined some of his fellow Republicansin calling for the lawmaker’s resignation.
source: people.com
