Tea Party conservatives booted from prominent committees | TheBlaze.com
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...." Speaker John A. Boehner initiated today a small purge
of rebellious Republicans — mostly conservatives —
from prominent committees; it’s the latest instance of
the Ohio Republican’s clamping down on his fractious
conference.
The decisions were made by the GOP Steering
Committee at a Monday meeting, which reviewed a
spreadsheet listing each GOP lawmaker and how often
he or she had voted with leadership, three sources
said.
Reps. David Schweikert of Arizona and Walter Jones of
North Carolina were booted from the Financial
Services Committee. Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan
and Tim Huelskamp of Kansas were removed from the
Budget Committee.
According to a source, Schweikert was told that he was
ousted in part because his “votes were not in lockstep
with leadership ".....
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/12/04/tea-party-conservatives-booted-from-prominent-committees/
...." Speaker John A. Boehner initiated today a small purge
of rebellious Republicans — mostly conservatives —
from prominent committees; it’s the latest instance of
the Ohio Republican’s clamping down on his fractious
conference.
The decisions were made by the GOP Steering
Committee at a Monday meeting, which reviewed a
spreadsheet listing each GOP lawmaker and how often
he or she had voted with leadership, three sources
said.
Reps. David Schweikert of Arizona and Walter Jones of
North Carolina were booted from the Financial
Services Committee. Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan
and Tim Huelskamp of Kansas were removed from the
Budget Committee.
According to a source, Schweikert was told that he was
ousted in part because his “votes were not in lockstep
with leadership ".....
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