Speaker McCarthy fills out GOP rosters of newly created select committees charged with investigating the politicization of the government and the origins of the Covid pandemic.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks during the House speakership election in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 4, 2023.Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday filled out the GOP rosters of newly created select committees charged with investigating the politicization of the government and the origins of the Covid pandemic, while blocking two Democrats from another panel.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, walks during the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 3, 2023.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., will now have an opportunity to appoint Democratic members to the special panels. “The government has a responsibility to serve the American people, not go after them,” McCarthy said in a statement. “Unfortunately, throughout Democrats’ one-party rule in Washington we saw a dangerous pattern of the government being used to target political opponents while they neglected their most basic responsibilities.”
Freshman Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., who ousted Rep. Liz Cheney in a GOP primary race last year, also will serve on the committee.
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