Democrats Politicized House Discipline in 2021; GOPers May Look to 2023 to Even the Score

A man walks through the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, empty of tourists as only essential staff and journalists are allowed to work during the coronavirus pandemic March 24, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

America has never before seen a year like 2021 in the House of Representatives, and not only because of the Jan. 6 incident.

Early in February, Republicans warned Democrats that dire consequences would follow their unprecedented decision to remove newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from two committee assignments as punishment for statements she made in years past.