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MTG moving on up, while Omar is out: Washington Photos of the Week

By Graeme Jennings

Capitol Hill was filled with committee drama this week. The GOP-led House voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee for past antisemitic statements.

As Omar lost her post, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) got to work on the powerful House Oversight Committee, which commenced its first hearings to hold the Biden administration accountable. It was a drastic turn from two years ago, when Democrats, including Omar, voted to strip Greene of committee assignments for social media posts endorsing violence.

On the other side of the Capitol, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) lost his spot on the Commerce Committee in what he said was political retribution for unsuccessfully challenging Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for his leadership post.

Here’s a look at scenes from Washington captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings during the week of Jan. 30, 2023.

Greene and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) elevated on House Oversight Committee

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene arrives at a House Oversight Committee hearing to discuss COVID Pandemic Federal Spending. Greene returned to committee work in the now GOP-controlled House, two years after being removed from her previous committees by a Democratic Party controlled House.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene arrives at a House Oversight Committee hearing to discuss COVID Pandemic Federal Spending. Greene returned to committee work in the now GOP-controlled House, two years after being removed from her previous committees by a Democratic Party controlled House.
Rep. Lauren Boebert is part of a roster of House Republicans newly appointed to the powerful House Oversight Committee. The committee plans to look into the origins of the COVID-19 virus and the handling of classified documents.
Rep. Lauren Boebert is part of a roster of House Republicans newly appointed to the powerful House Oversight Committee. The committee plans to look into the origins of the COVID-19 virus and the handling of classified documents.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) follows through on pledge to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on February 02, 2023. McCarthy discussed the House of Representatives voting on the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on February 02, 2023. McCarthy discussed the House of Representatives voting on the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee.


McConnell boots rival Scott from Commerce Committee

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has pulled Senator Rick Scott off the powerful Senate Commerce Committee. Scott attempted to oust McConnell him during the Senate leadership fight in November last year. It is speculated that the leadership fight was a major factor in the decision to remove Scott and Lee from Commerce.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has pulled Senator Rick Scott off the powerful Senate Commerce Committee. Scott attempted to oust McConnell him during the Senate leadership fight in November last year. It is speculated that the leadership fight was a major factor in the decision to remove Scott and Lee from Commerce.

GOP oversight begins in earnest with first congressional hearings

Michael Horowitz, chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, looks towards David M.Smith assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service's Office Investigations, during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on February 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discuss COVID Pandemic Federal Spending
Michael Horowitz, chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, looks towards David M.Smith assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service’s Office Investigations, during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on February 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discuss COVID Pandemic Federal Spending


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) lays out ground rules for raising the debt limit

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol February 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Schumer criticized House Republicans for what he called brinksmanship and irresponsibility over the looming debt ceiling
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol February 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Schumer criticized House Republicans for what he called brinksmanship and irresponsibility over the looming debt ceiling


President Joe Biden’s classified document scandal gets worse with FBI search of his Delaware beach home

U.S. President Joe Biden scratches his head with a pen as he departs the White House on February 03, 2023 DC. Biden is traveling to Philadelphia to speak about his administration's economic policy.
U.S. President Joe Biden scratches his head with a pen as he departs the White House on February 03, 2023 DC. Biden is traveling to Philadelphia to speak about his administration’s economic policy.

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