Rep. Elise Stefanik (Rn.Y.) is back in the House Intelligence Committee after spokesman Mike Johnson (R-La.) Extended the size of the committee-the recent failure of President Trump’s decision Pull off the nomination of the New York Republican To be the US ambassador for the United Nations.
The house changed the rules of the chamber on Friday through unanimous approval so that no more than 27 members can sit in the House Intelligence Committee – from no more than 25 members. The spokesman Mike Johnson (R-La.) Then appointed Stefanik, who will act as a member of the ranking, and rep. Steve Cohen (d-tenn.) The committee.
The movement brings one of the Questions After the withdrawal of Stefanik’s nomination as a UN ambassador in March, a step that shaken Washington and underlined the ultra-thin majority of the Republicans.
Stefanik has been a member of the Plum Intelligence Committee since 2017, but gave up her position for the 119th congress when she prepared to leave the house as a UN ambassador. At the beginning of the term, Johnson did not fill the committee – whose members corresponds to the discretion of the party leadership – no room for Stefanik when she wanted to return.
Johnson Schwor to bring Stefanik back to the committee in April when he announced that she would return to the top of the conference as chairman of the Republican leadership of the Republicans of the conference. However, it remained unclear whether he wanted to escalate the number of members on the committee or exchange someone with Stefanik.
On Friday he made the decision officer, increased the size of the committee and the name of Stefanik as a ranking member.
“I am proud to continue my work as a high -ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, the House Armed Services Committee and the Education Committee and the staff committee to achieve the results for my voters in the 21st Congress district of New York and the American people,” said Stefanik in April. “I am looking forward to the fact that President Trump’s historical agenda was in front of us.”
The relationship between Stefanik and Johnson has been tense since she decided to stay in the house after her withdrawn nomination for UN ambassadors. The New York Times In April Stefanik reported that Johnson blamed the White House’s decision not to drive her nod ahead, and the couple had spoken a public this month after Johnson had spoken to her about her interest in fighting the governor of New York.
Stefanik said that was “not true” and The two met later. Johnson said the duo had a “really great meeting”.
“She is like a sister for me, and there were many things that were said that she was not about us and what was said, and we worked it out and I thought it was great,” said Johnson.
