The board of directors may resume deliberations on Wednesday – the same day that the entire Republican Party conference will meet to discuss the possibility of removing Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) From her leadership role after she voted for the impeachment of Donald Trump.
“No, we’re going to work on some things,” said minority chief Steve Scalise (R-La.), To reporters as he left the building.
GOP leaders can remove Greene from one or both of their committee positions. They could also transfer it. But any changes to the committee must first be approved by the board of directors, which includes leadership members and their vote has more weight. The full GOP conference would ultimately need to approve any changes to Greene’s committee assignments.
Democrats, hoping to force the Republican Party’s hand, threatened to pass a resolution this week to remove Greene from his committees if McCarthy doesn’t act soon. The House Rules Committee will meet on Wednesday to begin preparing this measure for a vote in plenary.
Democrats especially questioned Greene’s assignment on the House Education and Work Committee, since she suggested, before being elected to Congress, that the shootings at Sandy Hook and Parkland schools are a scam. Greene also endorsed violence against Democrats, defended racist views and became involved in QAnon conspiracy theories.
Greene tried to back off some of his comments about school shootings and cleaned up a handful of his social media posts. But she remained publicly defiant, tweeting that she “will never” apologize. Over the weekend, Greene also said he had a phone call with Trump and has all his support.