Unlike many other committee assignments, seats on the Intelligence Committee are based entirely on the discretion of the Speaker.
addressing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries , McCarthy said he appreciated the House Minority Leader’s “loyalty” to his colleagues in trying to reinstate them into the committee but said he “cannot put partisan loyalty ahead of national security.”
Taking a shot at Schiff and Swalwell, McCarthy added he does not “simply recognize” their prior service on the committee as a qualifier for continued membership, adding “integrity matters more.” McCarthy insisted Tuesday that the decision was “not anything political” and “not similar to what the Democrats did,” referring to the removal of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar from their committee assignments.
Unlike many other committee assignments, seats on the Intelligence Committee are based entirely at the discretion of the Speaker, who usually seeks input from the minority leader.
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