‘Exoneration’: Steve King claims Kevin McCarthy agreed to let him return to committees

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Rep. Steve King claimed that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is going to allow him to return to his committees after being removed over controversial remarks.

The Iowa Republican was stripped of all of his committee assignments by McCarthy in January 2019. According to a report from the Sioux City Journal, King told voters during a forum on Monday that McCarthy had agreed to allow him to return to his committees and maintain the seniority he had earned prior to his removal.

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