House Democrats are forcing McCarthy to make good on his vow to remove several high-profile members from their committees – including one that would require a risky floor vote.
, Jeffries wrote, "It is my expectation that no returning member of the House Democratic Caucus will involuntarily lose a seat related to an existing committee assignment."
But the letter only covered standing committees – which excludes the Intelligence Committee – and Axios is told that the quote only referred to members keeping their seats even as the overall number of Democrats on committees shrink.Unlike with the Intelligence Committee, Republicans will either have to block every members' committee assignments or allow them to pass and then hold a floor vote on a resolution booting Omar from the panel.
That floor fight is all but certain to happen, sources say. "Ms. Omar currently serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and is expected to [be] re-appointed by the Steering and Policy Committee," a Democratic leadership aide told Axios.to removing Democrats from committees. They can only lose a handful of votes.
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