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Athens Congressman loses committee post

Congressman Jody Hice, the Walton County Republican who represents Athens in the US House, has lost his spot on the House Armed Service Committee, apparently because he did not vote for Congressman Kevin McCarthy to be the GOP Leader in the House.

Hice’s exclusion is a sign he made enemies among GOP leaders, who exert control over committee assignments and reserve the right to punish members of their party who they don’t see as team players.

The move comes two weeks after Hice voted against Kevin McCarthy to be speaker on the House floor. He was among the handful of Republicans who instead supported former Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan.

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