House Democrats took the unprecedented step of removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from her two committee assignments for espousing violence and conspiracy theories on social media before she was elected to Congress in November. The 230-199 vote was bipartisan, with 11 Republicans joining with all Democrats to oust Greene from the Committee on Education and Labor and the House Budget Committee. House Republicans appointed Greene to both panels last month after the freshman rep was sworn into Congress. REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE DEFENDS HERSELF IN FLOOR SPEECH: 'NONE OF US ARE PERFECT'"Serving on a committee isn’t a right. REP. OMAR FUNDRAISING OFF GOP EFFORT TO STRIP HER FROM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTSOmar spoke up in favor of penalizing Greene in personal terms.

Source: Fox News February 04, 2021 23:47 UTC