House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, no. House Democrat 2 is set to deliver an ultimatum to House GOP director Kevin McCarthy on Greene this week, an expert source tells CNN. Hoyer is expected to tell McCarthy that a Republican has 72 hours to remove Greene from her committee assignments, or Democrats will take the matter to the floor of the House.
The move by Democrats could set a dangerous precedent as they go after a sitting member of Congress about views expressed before he served as an elected official – and one who once has the ability to use a Republican against the party.
The House Rules Committee is being asked to meet on Wednesday to agree a rule for a resolution to kick Greene from the House Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee.
The rule would govern the procedures for floor discussion before the full house considered the resolution to remove Greene from her committee assignments. It marks the first official step by House Democrats to remove Greene from her assignments.
One senior Democrat supporter told CNN Monday that one of the concerns of a possible vote in a desert is what he is setting.
Even though members agree that Greene’s acceptance of conspiracy theories, her past views and actions and current remorse are reasons for McCarthy to stop her from its committee assignments, some have expressed concern for a vote that could put a Republican in the same position against Democrat members if they take control of the House in the future.
It is still possible that McCarthy could eventually make the call and save the house from holding the vote. But despite the ultimatum, he is still not shaking his hand at how to handle Greene, and a supporter told CNN he needs to speak to the conference first.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the House is voting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday and it is likely that Greene and McCarthy will meet around the time of the vote, although the exact time is uncertain.
The move from Hoyer to deliver an ultimatum suggests that Democratic leadership wants to give McCarthy time to work on Greene independently before proceeding with a resolution on the floor of the House.
“I hope and expect that Republicans will do the right thing and hold Rep. Greene accountable, and we will not need to consider this resolution. But we are willing to do so if that is necessary,” Hoyer said in the statement Monday.
However, voting on the ground – although permitted under House rules – is an important step.
“Loony lies and conspiracy theories are a cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” said a Kentucky Republican. awesome high school pre-order, and the Clintons didn’t hit the JFK Jr. plane. living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges. in the face of American families or the strong debates on content that will strengthen our party. “
Greene tweeted in response to the statement minutes later, saying, “A weak Republican is the real cancer for the Republican Party who only knows how to lose them graciously. This is why we the loss of our country. “
Greene now seems to be walking back some of those ideas.
In an interview with One America News Monday, Greene said she doesn’t think such a shooting is deceptive.
“These are not red flag events; they are not fraudulent. And it’s a terrible loss that these families and their friends are going through as well. And it should never happen. And it doesn’t have to happen if we protect our children properly, “she said.
This story was updated with further improvements Monday.
Lauren Fox and Jessica Dean from CNN contributed to this report.