House Democrats look ready to boot Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees if GOP doesn't act first

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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House Democrats are taking their first steps to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — or at least strip her of as much power as possible.

Since Greene took office a month ago, Democrats have escalated talks to remove her as social media posts surfaced showing her claiming school shootings were hoaxes and seemingly cheering on the executions of Democratic officials. And on Monday, they took their first concrete step toward doing so, unveiling a resolution to kick Greene off the committees she was recently seated on.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.