Kevin McCarthy and Hakeem Jeffries have agreed to create a bipartisan task force to forge a new process for removing House lawmakers from their committees, McCarthy's office confirms to Axios.
That was in retaliation for all Democrats — and a handful of Republicans — voting to kick Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar off their committees in 2021.Talks are in their early stages and Jeffries is expected to name members to the task force, according to a senior leadership aide. Who the two party leaders choose will signal whether it's a serious effort toward bipartisan compromise.Rep. Ken Buck , and Rep. Nancy Mace said she was also promised a spot.
"We'll work to … clarify the rules and pass something for not only this Congress but future congresses as well," McCarthy said after the Omar vote.
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