Steve King's committee assignments revoked by GOP leaders in vote, King says NYT comment was 'mischaracterized'

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made the announcement, telling reporters, 'We will not be seating Steve King on any committees in the 116th Congress.'

 

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The days of being a public, sniping racist are over. We not only know better..you are repugnant to decent people everywhere. Iowa is not the Jim Crow South of 1950.

Steve King is a 'mischaracterization' of a human being

Needs to resign his seat full stop

He has been doing this for years, worthless liar, and trump hadn't seen his comments, BS.

Did Ms. Tlaib receive any committee assignments?

Time to go bye bye.

Nope. They were not.

Does the term “cantaloupe calves” ring a bell?

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