McCarthy Vows to Remove Democrats Schiff, Swalwell From Committee Assignments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on July 29, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Nov. 20 that he will remove two top Democrats from their committee assignments if he becomes speaker of the House.

The two Democrats are Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). On Nov. 19, McCarthy also vowed to remove progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her committee assignments for past comments about Israel.