Kevin McCarthy, California House Minority Leader. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaCNN reports that a group of House Republicans is calling for McCarthy to sanction Reps. Cheney & Kinzinger.The group would like the pair to quit their other committee assignments in order to join the Jan. 6 panel.The conference is furious that Speaker Pelosi removed Reps. Banks from the committee.Subscribe to the 10 Things in Politics Daily Newsletter.According to CNN, a "growing group" Republican House members are pushing GOP leadership for sanctions against Reps. Liz Cheney from Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger from Illinois who agreed to serve on the Democratic-led Jan.6 select committee.After Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, announced that Kinzinger, a former President Donald Trump's critic, would be joining the panel.Pelosi rejected last week the nomination of Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, and Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, to the Capitol Riot Investigation Committee. She cited "concern over statements made by these Members and their actions."This upset Kevin McCarthy, GOP House Minority Leader, who stated that he would remove all Republican members from the committee and conduct a separate Jan. 6, investigation. A move that Pelosi rejected last week.CNN was told by sources that Kinzinger's selection had put "a new level on McCarthy" by members. This has seen criticisms coming not only from the most conservative but also from rank-and file members.According to the report, there is an attempt to remove Cheney from the other committee assignments and Kinzinger to retaliate for their service on the panel after Banks & Jordan were excluded.A GOP member stated to CNN that supporting Pelosi's unusual move to reject McCarthy's picks is a bridge too far.Republican Scott Perry, a Pennsylvanian member of the deeply conservative Freedom Caucus called on Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference Chair, to convene a special conference to "address appropriate actions" regarding Pelosi's rejection to McCarthy's picks.Continue the storyPerry last week tweeted that "Speaker Pelosi is trying to stack this committee"Continue reading: Where are Trump's White House staff currently? To show the places they have all landed, we created a searchable database with more than 327 top employees.CNN reports that several members want McCarthy or Stefanik to vote against Cheney and Kinzinger's removal from other committee assignments.McCarthy could drop Kinzinger and Cheney from their committees. However, Pelosi retains power over the committee memberships and could place them back on their respective panels.According to CNN, while conservatives were happy that McCarthy removed other Republicans from the panel's membership, they still feel Cheney and Kinzinger should face punishments for "not remaining loyal to the conference."McCarthy's office declined to comment on any attempts to punish Kinzinger or Cheney within its own ranks.According to sources, McCarthy and GOP leadership wanted to avoid a prolonged battle over potential reprimands against their two members.McCarthy told a group a freshman Republicans that if they accept a seat on Jan. 6's panel from Pelosi then they should expect to get their remaining committee assignments through the Democratic speaker.Some members were moved by the comments and urged to contact their Republican leader about taking action against Cheney or Kinzinger.CNN was told by another GOP member that "plenty of people are wondering the same thing." "If they accept appointments from Nancy Pelosi, aren't they already leaving? They might ask Speaker Pelosi to assign them committee assignments.Cheney, who was removed in May from her leadership position as House Republican Conference Chair due to her criticisms of Trump, expressed little concern about the political outcome of her Jan. 6 appointment.She stated earlier in the month, "My oath and my duty, all our oaths. All of our duty are towards the Constitution and that'll always be my focus not politics."Business Insider has the original article.
