Massie Axed From Committee After Opposing Johnson

Axios reports:

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has been removed from the House Rules Committee after being the lone vote against Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) reelection. Massie’s departure from the influential panel could make it easier for Johnson to get legislation to the House floor.

He has been replaced with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), a low-key member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus who rarely joins his colleagues’ rebellions against leadership. Johnson often had to bypass the panel last Congress and rely on Democratic votes to pass key legislation.

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