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Mike Johnson: “We kick them off committees when necessary, and on a rare…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published | Video Starts at 25:43

We're going to police this institution as best we can. We're going to admonish members when they get out of line. We're going to censure them when necessary. We kick them off committees when necessary, and on a rare occasion, they get expelled. That may happen here shortly. We'll see what happens. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So in the case with Mr. Swalwell, women didn't feel safe reporting. They had to go to the press. (25:43–25:49)

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Asserts that members of Congress can be expelled or removed from committees.

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