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McCarthy and Jeffries form bipartisan task force on booting lawmakers from committees

By Juliegrace Brufke
Published February 24, 2023 11:20pm ET
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McCarthy and Jeffries form bipartisan task force on booting lawmakers from committees
Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California receives the gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have agreed to create a bipartisan task force aimed at revising the process for removing lawmakers from their committee assignments, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

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