House Democrats voted to strip Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of his two committee assignments, overriding the purview of GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and greatly handicapping Gosar’s ability to represent Arizona’s 4th Congressional District in Congress.

It’s the second time Democrats have used their slim majority to kick GOP lawmakers off committees in a year.

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