WAPO: House to vote on removing GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/03/joe-biden-live-updates/

By Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz and John Wagner Feb. 3, 2021 at 4:41 p.m. EST

Democrats announced plans to hold a House vote Thursday on removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her committees after Republican leaders declined to do so Wednesday on their own.

“A member of this House is calling for assassinations. That’s the new precedent,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), chairman of the Rules Committee, at a meeting Wednesday afternoon. "If that’s the standard that we remove people from committees, I’m fine with that.”

House Republicans also were debating Wednesday whether to retain Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in her leadership position after her Jan. 13 vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump.

In the Senate, Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have come to terms on how to run a 50-50 chamber, after weeks of negotiations. Vice President Harris gives Democrats the tiebreaking vote, and they will control the committees.

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1. There you have it, folks... They were too chicken.