Kevin McCarthy wants to become House Speaker.
If elected, he will remove the congressman and two other democrats from their committees.
He has been called a weak leader.
Kevin McCarthy promised to remove three Democrats from their committee assignments if he became speaker.
According to USA Today, McCarthy wants to remove the two congressmen from their assignments on the Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees.
After Maria Bartiromo asked if he would deliver on his promise, McCarthy said he would.
On Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week," Schiff responded to McCarthy's potential undertaking.
I think he's going to do what Marjorie Taylor Greene wants him to do. If the lowest common denominator wants to remove people from committees, that's what he's going to do, because he's a very weak leader.
McCarthy needs to win 218 votes in the House to become House Speaker next year. The effort may prove to be a challenge given Republicans' narrow margin of victory.
McCarthy has been accused of siding with insurrectionists by some Republicans. They won't be in congress next year.
McCarthy's efforts are a bad strategy for Republicans to use against him, according to Greene. He said he will restore her to committee assignments despite her right-wing beliefs.
It's going to be chaotic with Republican leadership. The Republicans have a crazy caucus.
McCarthy and Schiff's representatives did not reply to Insider's request.
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