Marjorie Taylor Greene Set To Make Comeback With New Committee Assignments

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA, will be reelected to new committee positions. This marks a return after the House voted to remove her assignments in the last session.

On Tuesday, the House GOP Steering Committee approved Greene’s appointment to the House Homeland Security Committee. This committee oversees the Homeland Security Department and is part of the powerful House Oversight Committee. according to The Hill.

The GOP steering board of around 30 members Also, Rep. Paul Gosar (R AZ) was elected to the Senate. censured and lost his committee assignments A controversial video he shared online was sent to him by his former position on the House Natural Resources Committee (and Oversight Committee).

The entire House GOP conference must approve these assignments. CNN’s Melanie Zanona stressed the conference typically approves Recommendations from the steering committee. Greene and Gosar, if confirmed by the Oversight Committee will join Chairman James Comer (R-KY), which has already been begun inquiries In various controversies surrounding President Joe Biden.

The last session of Congress was Greene’s freshman term. She quickly became a fiery conservative voice and a loyal ally to former President Donald Trump.

In February 2021 the Democrat-led House voted to strip Greene of her assignments on the Budget Committee and on Education and Labor to discuss statements made prior to her time in Congress, such as those regarding QAnon and school shooters. The resolution was passed by eleven Republicans, who voted with Democrats.

“These were words of the past, and these things do not represent me, they do not represent my district, and they do not represent my values,” Greene made these remarks right before the vote.

Kevin McCarthy, the House Speaker (Republican-California) issued a statement condemning Democrats’ actions at that time. “partisan power grab regarding the committee assignments of the other party,” but he also said he condemned Greene’s past comments and met with the congresswoman to make it “clear” The position of the House Republican Conference in this matter.

McCarthy stated that Greene and Gosar would receive new seats in committees if Republicans win back the house in 2022’s midterm elections. Greene became a supporter and friend of McCarthy during the weeks leading to the vote for speaker. “I’ve asked for committee positions, but I’m not doing it with a guaranteed deal,” she told Axios.

The Daily Wire reached out to Greene’s office for comment on her new assignments.

McCarthy is poised to return to the committee role as Greene and Gosar, indicated he plans to make good on a promise to bump three high-profile Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff (CA), Eric Swalwell (CA), and Ilhan Omar (MN) — from perches on key committees.